[MR] OOP need advice about dealing with bone that has been in formalgahide

[Steven Chang]

The process they use to clean off formadehyde bones is to boil the bone
first in a solution of bleach, about one cup of bleach to a gallon of water.
Don't boil for too long, about 30 mins should do the trick. Then put it
immediately in a plastic tray under tap water for about 15 mins. You can
also reboil the bone in fresh or soapy water to clean off the bleach.
Afterwards, spray the bone with some kind of antibacterial solution, like
Lysol.

Make sure when you boil it the first time, to do it in a well ventilated
area and don't breath in the fumes. Formadehyde is a carsinogen and boiling
off bleach also gives off some chlorine. Make sure you don't get the stuff
on your skin.



On 8/22/08, Martha Fletcher <mrfletcher21133 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Dame Olwen's question is actually about what to do about the Formaldehyde
> that it was stored in at the hospital.
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> Has this chemical penetrated the bone so much that it will not be able to
> be used for close skin contact? If the bone is left out to dry will the
> Formaldehyde *gas off* similar to the way bleach does?
>
> We can get it carved up for her, we just aren't sure if the chemical soaked
> bone will ever be safe for this purpose.
>
> yours,
> Martelle
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