Health adverse effects of formaldehyde exposure to students and staff in gross anatomy

@article{Alnagar2018HealthAE,
  title={Health adverse effects of formaldehyde exposure to students and staff in gross anatomy},
  author={Fahima A Alnagar and M. Shmela and Abdulrhman Mohamed Alrtib and Fathia M Benashour and Amal O Buker and Anwar M Abdalmula},
  journal={International Journal of scientific research and management},
  year={2018},
  volume={6}
}
Formaldehyde is an anxious gas used as a tissue preservative of cadavers in anatomy halls. Therefore, laboratory staff and students are at high risk of different clinical complications due to the continuous exposure to formaldehyde. The present questionnaire-based study evaluates the effects of formaldehyde exposure on veterinary students and staff in the anatomy gross dissection laboratory, University of Tripoli, Libya. A total of 104 students and 6 anatomy staff members completed a… 
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