I am chemically sensitive and have had problems on various occasions with the mortuary and also with people who work at the mortuary and funeral homes. Once a salesman from a funeral home came inside my home and I could immediately feel the chemicals on him. I suspect that it is the chemicals in the embalming fluid that are making me sick. There are various chemicals in embalming fluid, including solvents and formaldehyde.[1] I know that I am extremely sensitive to some solvents so it could be the solvents that are making me sick. It could also be the formaldehyde. "Formaldehyde is highly toxic to all animals, and is 'known to be a human carcinogen'. It is implicated in cancer, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, disorders of the nervous system, and other ailments."[2] Embalming fluid would be easily spread to anyone who touches a body that has been embalmed, and from that person's hands to anything that person touches. The volatile organic compounds and other chemicals in embalming fluid can also be transmitted through the air and can be felt by those who are sensitive to those compounds.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embalming_chemicals
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_burial
