The effects of enhanced formaldehyde clearance in a gross anatomy laboratory by floor plan redesign and dissection table adjustment.

Formaldehyde has carcinogenic properties. It is associated with nasopharyngeal cancer and causes irritation of the eyes, nose, throat, and respiratory system. Formaldehyde exposure is a significant health concern for those participating in the gross anatomy laboratory, but no learning method can substitute cadaver dissection.

One academic year laboratory and student breathing zone formaldehyde level, measured by gas-piston hand pump at gross anatomy laboratory, Siriraj Hospital, Thailand.

This study used a formaldehyde detector tube with a gas-piston hand pump to assess ceiling levels of student breathing zone and gross laboratory environment across the 2018 academic year. The room dimension was 28.6 × 55.