[Histonet] Disposal of Formaldehyde

Fri Mar 13 12:53:30 CDT 2009

Tina Haas, HT, ASCP
Section Head, Pathology Department
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center
Jasper, IN  47546
Ph#812-482-0291
Fax#812-482-0447
thaas <@t> mhhcc.org

please unsubscribe from histonet. thanks!

"Whitaker, Bonnie" <Bonnie.Whitaker <@t> osumc.edu> 
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03/13/2009 01:44 PM

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RE: [Histonet] Disposal of Formaldehyde

I agree.  It is up to each state/county/city/municipality or whatever to
determine what their regulations are, and facilities must comply with the
most stringent set of rules that they are governed by. 

Bonnie Whitaker
Clinical Histology Manager
Ohio State University Medical Center
614.293.5048

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rosa 
Fields
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 1:30 PM
To: Marsh, Nannette; rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com; histonet; Jessica Piche
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Disposal of Formaldehyde

I disagree also, it is up to the local wastewater treatment plant to 
decide
if you may dispose of formalin down the drain, they also dictate how much.
It is not prohibited across the board..

Rosa Fields, HT (ASCP)
Gastroenterology Specialties
Histology Supervisor
4545 R Street
Lincoln, NE  68503
402-465-4545
rfields <@t> gidocs.net

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Marsh,
Nannette
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 12:24 PM
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] Disposal of Formaldehyde

I have to disagree.  Although it certainly is not environmentally friendly 
to
dispose of formalin down the drain, it is not prohibited.  At the hospital
where I worked, a city inspector came to the lab and and designated in
writing how many gallons of formalin could be put in the sewer system per 
day
and we had to keep a written log of how many gallons we could dispose of 
and
could not go over our amount or we would be fined.

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rene J 
Buesa
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 11:27 AM
To: histonet; Jessica Piche
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Disposal of Formaldehyde

Jessica:
It is absolutely prohibited, "verboten" to dump formalin into the sewer
system. Try to check out other recommendations by this "consultant" and 
take
them with, at least, a grain of salt. That guy does not know what is 
talking
about and could get your lab in serious trouble. René J.

--- On Fri, 3/13/09, Jessica Piche <jessgrocki <@t> yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Jessica Piche <jessgrocki <@t> yahoo.com>
Subject: [Histonet] Disposal of Formaldehyde
To: "histonet" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 10:11 AM

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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