[Histonet] Fwd: Plants

[Kim Donadio]

Hey I love having plants in the lab. I just offered up what I've been told by other infectious control people. Some infectious control people are more serious than others. In the end you'll have to sell that person on it. I've seen it turn out both ways. 
Happy week ! 
Kim D

Sent from my iPhone

On May 14, 2012, at 3:25 AM, <Susan.Walzer <@t> HCAHealthcare.com> wrote:

> I read an article once that said spider plants absorb formalin fumes we have kept them in the histo lab for years.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Lucie Guernsey
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 4:07 PM
> To: Victoria Baker
> Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Behnaz Sohrab
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Fwd: Plants
> 
> I keep a pothos and spider plant in my lab. EH&S has never complained,
> though I can't say one way or another if it's technically allowed.
> 
> While my plants are mostly just decorative (I don't think I have enough of
> them to make much of a difference), it doesn't hurt that they may be
> filtering our air somewhat. NASA compiled a list of air-filtering plants
> that can eliminate significant amounts of formaldehyde, xylene, benzene,
> etc. (Source:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_air-filtering_plants).
> 
> Lucie
> UCSD
> Dept. of Pathology
> 
> 
> On Friday, May 11, 2012, Victoria Baker wrote:
> 
>> It's probably more toxic for the plants, but I like having them and no one
>> has told me I had to remove them.  Ivy's are the most sturdy and the green
>> color just perks up things.
>> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Behnaz Sohrab <SohrabB1 <@t> ah.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> I was told by infectious control person that plants are not allowed in
>> the
>>> lab?? IS this true? any experience with this?
>>> Thank you, Behnaz
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Histonet mailing list
>>> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>>> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
>>> 
>>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Histonet mailing list
>> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
>> 
> _______________________________________________
> Histonet mailing list
> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Histonet mailing list
> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet