[Histonet] formaline 40% with crystals at the bottom

[Davis, Cassie]

RE:
we have a bottle of formaline 40% with crystals at the bottom. Can we used it? is there any way to re-suspend the crystals? Better dispose of it? and, BTW, do you know why it crystallized? by its side there is another bottle, same batch, with no crystals.
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> thanks a lot your comments
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> Regards
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> Julio
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Julio,

I am a little confused, could this actually be alcoholic formalin? I've seen crystals form in alcoholic formalin when it is made with absolute rather that 50%. Normally we see white powder form when formalin dries.

Cassandra Davis
Histology Technician
Anatomical Pathology Laboratory
Saint Francis Healthcare
701 N. Clayton Street
Wilmington,DE 19805
Office:  302-575-8095
Email:  CDavis at che-east.org<mailto:n at che-east.org>
www.saintfrancishealthcare.org


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