[Histonet] Disposal of Formaldehyde

[Peter Carroll]

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> "Whitaker, Bonnie" <Bonnie.Whitaker <@t> osumc.edu> 
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> 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. 
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> Bonnie Whitaker
> Clinical Histology Manager
> Ohio State University Medical Center
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> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [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
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> 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..
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> Rosa Fields, HT (ASCP)
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Marsh,
> Nannette
> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 12:24 PM
> To: 'rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com'; histonet; Jessica Piche
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Disposal of Formaldehyde
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> 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
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> 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.
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> --- On Fri, 3/13/09, Jessica Piche <jessgrocki <@t> yahoo.com> wrote:
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> 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
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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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