[.....] “One of Hirst’s main subjects is the setting-up of giant fish tanks filled by thousands of liters of FA, in which intact biological specimens are immersed, such as zebras, cows, calves, even sharks,” the abstract of the article said, referring to formaldehyde fumes. “It has been found that the tanks are surrounded by FA fumes, constantly exuded in the atmosphere (likely via the sealant), reaching levels of 5 ppm, one order of magnitude higher than the 0.5 ppm limit set up by legislation.”

Formaldehyde is classified as a carcinogen in the United States and the European Union......Continue Reading

Top Image Damien Hirst’s sculpture, “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” (1991), at Tate Modern in 2012. He is known for works displaying sharks and other animals suspended in formaldehyde. Image © Kerim Okten/European Pressphoto Agency.

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