Funeral Home and Autopsy Odors

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(Free-Press-Release.com) June 26, 2008 -- Funeral homes and some medical facilities like autopsy rooms can be exposed to unpleasant body odors and formaldehyde vapors from embalming fluids. The use of formaldehyde in embalming fluids is now required by all state laws.

Unfortunately, formaldehyde is a pungent smelling substance that can vaporize at room temperature. The strong, unpleasant body and formaldehyde odors are offensive to many people. Unfortunately, most ventilation systems only recirculate room air and remove large particulate matter such as dirt, dust, and lint. Noxious body and formaldehyde odors are left free to recirculate in the air you breathe. Certain odor removing pouches on the other hand only remove the odor and not other particles or particulates. Over time, they could increase in concentration and result in serious indoor air pollution problems e.g. sick building syndrome.

Medical problems that have been associated with formaldehyde exposure include watery eyes, burning sensations in the eyes and throat, nausea, and difficulty in breathing. High concentrations may trigger asthma attacks in people with asthma. There is evidence that some people can develop chemical sensitivity after exposure to formaldehyde. Furthermore, formaldehyde is also known to pose a carcinogenic and mutagenic risk to humans. The health problems associated with formaldehyde could lead to complaints from employees and OSHA fines.

Recently Funeral Homes using stand alone filter or odor pouches are moving away from their existing products to more comprehensive air purification systems which have combination of a prefilter, HEPA and Carbon filter which remove smell and particulates from air. A great success has recently been seen with a product called Atmosphere(TM) which is now available only on the online market. The product claims to remove 99.9% airborne particles and odor including that of Formaldehyde and is compared to be better than leading bran "Sharper Image Ionic Breeze(R)"

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