[Histonet] plants in histology lab

[Tony Henwood]

Sue,

The reference is from The Sydney Morning Herald February 6th, 1997, an old
edition but was an abstract from the book:

"Eco-Friendly Houseplants" by B.C. Wolverton, published by Weidenfeld &
Nicholson.

Regards

Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC)
Laboratory Manager & Senior Scientist
The Children's Hospital at Westmead,
Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, 2145, AUSTRALIA.
Tel: 612 9845 3306
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-----Original Message-----
From: O'Brien, Sue [mailto:sobrien <@t> bthosp.com] 
Sent: Friday, 23 September 2005 1:31 AM
To: Tony Henwood
Subject: RE: [Histonet] plants in histology lab

 
Tony, would you by any chance have references for that? I was aware of
spider plants being useful for removing formalin fumes, but this is the
first I've heard about the others you mention. (Are you by any chance a
horticulturist as well?) Thank-you, Sue O'Brien, BS, HT/HTL (ASCP) Burdette
Tomlin Memorial Hospital Cape may Court House, NJ

-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Tony Henwood
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 7:57 PM
To: 'Mrosla, Tina M'; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] plants in histology lab

The plants I would suggest are:

Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)
Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii)
Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) - good for removing formaldehyde,
benzene and ammonia from the air. Boston Fern (Nephrolepsis exaltata
"Bostoniensis") - suggested to be the best for removing formaldehyde.

Regards

Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC) Laboratory Manager &
Senior Scientist The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001,
Westmead, 2145, AUSTRALIA.
Tel: 612 9845 3306
Fax: 612 9845 3318




-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mrosla, Tina
M
Sent: Thursday, 22 September 2005 3:45 AM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] plants in histology lab


We are trying to decide if we should have plants in our  histology lab or
not. It would be nice, for the formalin fumes and such, but we are wondering
about contamination. Does anyone have any suggestions and would certain
plants be better to have than others, or none at all? Thank you, Tina

St. Joseph's Histology
St. Paul, MN



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