[Histonet] schiff's

[Emily Sours]

Schiff's reagent is my nemesis.  It's clear until it gets on anything
outside of the bottle.
Including the floor, clothing, and our fume hood.
(Our post-doc had a little accident.  Actually a rather large one, involving
1 L of Schiff's.)

Emily

On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Charles, Roger <rcharles <@t> state.pa.us> wrote:

> We are using Shiffs reagent.  When you put a drop of formalin in Shiffs
> reagent it turns purple.
>
> Roger Charles
> Microbiologist
> Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory
> 2305 N Cameron St
> Harrisburg, PA 17110
> 717-787-8808
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:
> histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Smith Wanda
> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 1:31 PM
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> Subject: [Histonet] Is it Formalin-Without Smelling It?
>
> Happy Friday Everyone!!!!!
> Silly question:  Is there an easy way to tell if a solution in a container
> is/is not formalin without smelling it?????
> Thanks,
> Wanda
>
> WANDA G. SMITH, HTL(ASCP)HT
> Pathology Supervisor
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