
Formaldehyde and Formalin Solutions
Specialty: | Clinical Laboratory |
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Description: | Dilute solutions of formaldehyde are used as a tissue fixative or environmental decontaminant. Formaldehyde is a gas that is stabilized in a solution referred to as formalin that is 37% formaldehyde by weight. |
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