[Histonet] Disposal of Formaldehyde

[Merced Leiker]

Ugh.  We are not allowed to dispose any chemical, including formaldehyde, 
down our drains here at UB (Buffalo, NY). Everything goes into 
appropriately-labeled waste bottles for Hazardous Waste to dispose of, 
however they do it.

--On Saturday, March 14, 2009 12:05 AM +0800 TF <tifei <@t> foxmail.com> wrote:

> Hard to say...
> we perfuse sooooooooooo many animals everyday...several litres for one lab
> into the sea
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> ???? Jessica Piche
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> ???? histonet
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> Hi All,
> We have a question regarding the disposal of formaldehyde. We were told
> at our hospital that a consultant said it was okay to dump formaldehyde
> down the drain. I believe they said it was okay to dump 15 gallons or so
> a day! We are not to fond of this idea and would like to know what
> everyone else is doing. How is everyone disposing of their formaldehyde?
> We would be especially interested in what other hospitals in CT are
> doing.  Thanks,
> Jessica Piche-Grocki, HT(ASCP)
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Merced M Leiker
Research Technician II
354 Biomedical Research Building
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
State University of New York at Buffalo
3435 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14214
Ph: (716) 829-6033
Fx: (716) 829-2725

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