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  2. The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone ...

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    The shark cost Hirst £6,000 [4] and the total cost of the work was £50,000. [5] Hirst asked Doris Lockhart for a loan to cover the cost of shipping the shark from Australia, but she gave him the required amount. In return, Hirst invited Lockhart to choose anything she liked from his studio, and she selected a piece called The Only Way is Up. [6]

  3. Formaldehyde - Wikipedia

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    Formaldehyde (/ f ɔːr ˈ m æ l d ɪ h aɪ d / ⓘ for-MAL-di-hide, US also / f ə r-/ ⓘ fər-) (systematic name methanal) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH 2 O and structure H−CHO, more precisely H 2 C=O.

  4. Embalming chemicals - Wikipedia

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    Formaldehyde works to fixate the tissue of the deceased. This is the characteristic that also makes concentrated formaldehyde hazardous when not handled using appropriate personal protective equipment. The carbon atom in formaldehyde, CH 2 O, carries a slight positive charge due to the high electronegativity of the oxygen double bonded with the ...

  5. Assam Petro-Chemicals - Wikipedia

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    Assam Petro-Chemicals Limited is a PSU which is owned by Oil India Limited [3] and Government of Assam. It is the largest producer of Methanol and Formaldehyde in India with production capacity of 600TPD Methanol and 325TPD Formaldehyde.

  6. The hidden costs of cheap furniture: Why sustainable pieces ...

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    Longevity: The True Cost of That "Steal" ... Cheap furniture isn't just flimsy; it's often doused in chemicals like formaldehyde, flame retardants, and VOCs that sneak into indoor air. So while ...

  7. Formox process - Wikipedia

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    Industrially, formaldehyde is produced by catalytic oxidation of methanol. The most commonly used catalysts are silver metal or a mixture of an iron oxide with molybdenum and/or vanadium . In the recently more commonly used Formox process using iron oxide and molybdenum and/or vanadium, methanol and oxygen react at 300-400°C to produce ...

  8. 'I don't want to end up in a box when I die - I want an eco ...

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    Non-biodegradable coffins are often made with harmful chemicals and bodies are embalmed using formaldehyde: a toxic substance which can leach into soil. ... natural burials can cost more. Many ...

  9. FEMA trailer - Wikipedia

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    Formaldehyde was known to increase risk of cancer, ... often in disaster zones and other places where there is strong demand for low-cost housing. [15] ...