title: Combined perfusion and percolation of embalmed animal bodies for removing formaldehyde.
abstract: Excess formaldehyde was extracted from embalmed animal cadavers by vascular perfusion or combined perfusion and percolation with 20% ethanol. The perfusion was undertaken through a carotid artery and the percolation through the serous body cavities for 1-2 h. Nineteen goats were perfused once and one goat and three cows were perfused and percolated twice a day for 3 days. The extracted cadavers were stored in 20% ethanol or in a freezer at -20 degrees C. The mean value of the atmospheric concentration of formaldehyde after extraction was 0.27 +/- 0.05 mg/m3 for goats and 0.39 +/- 0.12 mg/m3 for cows.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siemiatkowski
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Plöen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Björkman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004615:Embalming / Q000379:methods*; D005557:Formaldehyde; D006041:Goats; D010477:Perfusion / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005557:Formaldehyde