The composition of embalming fluid for body preservation should be dependent on the climate of the region, cause of death, stage of putrefaction, age of body and gender of the subject.
Yes, but a modality should be employed to standardize the procedure. To the best of my knowledge, I guess there is no baseline for such practice for now which open more windows of embalming research.
I have added a baseline for embalmment on putrefying bodies in Anambra state, Nigeria which I believe can work in all tropical rainforest states in Nigeria.
Embalming in the tropics may require a mixture of Common salt, ethanol and formalin....
Check paper below:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325957771_Evaluating_the_Embalming_Procedures_of_Putrefying_Bodies_in_Relation_to_Gender_in_Anambra_state_Nigeria
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