[Histonet] quick question about formaldehyde

[Andrea Grantham]

Thanks for the quick answers - you pretty much echoed what I thought - call 
our waste disposal guys and get rid of it. Believe it or not, there is no 
exp. date on the bottles.

Andi



At 10:25 AM 5/12/2005 -0600, you wrote:
>Andi,
>
>Since 1993, I would give it to chemical safety for disposal!!!   Don't 
>take a chance on your projects.  Maybe it is good but after 12 years, I 
>would dump it.
>
>Gayle
>
>At 10:10 AM 5/12/2005, you wrote:
>>One of the labs here is closing and they have a case of formaldehyde, 
>>37.5%, that they are trying to give away. They have had it in their lab 
>>since 1993. The bottles have not been opened. Is it still good to use?
>>Andi
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: Andrea Grantham, HT(ASCP)     Dept. of Cell Biology & Anatomy     :
: Sr. Research Specialist       University of Arizona               :
: (office:  AHSC 4212)          P.O. Box 245044                     :
: (voice:  520-626-4415)        Tucson, AZ  85724-5044    USA       :
: (FAX:  520-626-2097)          (email:  algranth <@t> u.arizona.edu)       :
:...................................................................:
           http://www.cba.arizona.edu/histology-lab.html