EPA determines formaldehyde poses an 'unreasonable risk' to humans and must be regulated

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7. Formaldehyde

is so ubiquitous and has been for centureis - including for embalming, and preserving (anyone who did dissections of various critters in high school would have encountered it as the critters were stored in it). I know in my lab, we worked with it in a hood.

There are literally thousands and thousands of museums, schools (all levels), and research facilities filled with jars or other containers that used formaldehyde and/or formalin (and in some cases, ethanol) to preserve various things. E.g. -


Fish specimens are preserved using formaldehyde at the Australian National Fish Collection. CSIRO, Author provided

(above from here - https://theconversation.com/old-goopy-museum-specimens-can-tell-fascinating-stories-of-wildlife-history-finally-we-can-read-them-165013)

At this point, about the only thing that can be done is to phase out any further use and try to make sure that whatever is stored using it, is kept in a ventilated location.