formaldehyde

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The London scene was dominated by Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and the Young British Artists - brazenly exhibiting sharks in formaldehyde and making art out of unmade beds.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The unusually high formaldehyde levels detected by satellites served as evidence that methane breakdown was taking place.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

Preserved in formaldehyde and paraffin wax, they come from patients treated at the UK's national bowel hospital, St Mark's, in northwest London.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Others include multiple types of exposures associated with fume events: chemicals that appear in both pesticides and engine oils; high levels of ultrafine particles and solvents like formaldehyde; and brain trauma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

The embryos have been pickled; the scent of formaldehyde is very strong.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood