[EXTERNAL] [Histonet] RE: Recycled or not? NO PHI

[McAnn, Sherrian]

We routinely recycle both our alcohols and xylenes. They are checked for
purity and with the alcohol the extra step of ensuring that we are
getting the correct percentage (95%) recovered. We have never had any
issues in any of our processors or stainers since using recycled
reagents. We also have not had an issue with fumes. The recyclers
nowadays are much better than their older versions and I think that
sometimes prejudices come into play with the older techs like me who
were around for the older models.  P. S. We used to have to do ours on a
hotplate with a large round glass ball and would have to clean the ball
out.  Those were not the good ole days. :)

-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Blazek,
Linda
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 9:43 AM
To: Podawiltz, Thomas; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Histonet] RE: Recycled or not? NO PHI

I agree with Tom.  With the exception of self-inflicted issues we also
have not had any issues with recycling our reagents.  We check each
batch as it is recycled.  
We also don't have a problem with fumes.  (And our pathologists are
fussy)


-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of
Podawiltz, Thomas
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 10:34 AM
To: Barbara Tibbs; Sanders, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID);
histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Recycled or not? NO PHI

We have never had an issue with either our recycled xylene or alcohol
that was not self inflicted. When our system is running there are no
fumes. 


Tom Podawiltz HT (ASCP)
Histology Section Head 
LRGHealthcare
Laconia, NH 03246
603-524-3211 ext: 3220



-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Barbara
Tibbs
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 9:06 AM
To: Sanders, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID); histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Recycled or not?

While I can agree that recycling alcohol and xylene is both
environmentally and economically advantageous, technically it's awful.
There's no way to make used alcohol and xylene as pure as it was
originally.  There's also the issue of fumes from recycling a solvent.
The company I had used years ago swore that there were no fumes when
using their machine but the personnel working in the laboratory would
vigorously disagree. 

Barbara S. Tibbs
Histology Supervisor
Accurate Diagnostic Labs
South Plainfield, NJ
barbara.tibbs <@t> accuratediagnosticlabs.com
732-839-3374
Cell: 610-809-6508


________________________________________
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
<histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> on behalf of Sanders,
Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID) <jqb7 <@t> cdc.gov>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 9:45 AM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Recycled or not?

Morning All!

I have heard for years the general problems with using recycled alcohols
on H&E stainers, but do the same problems occur when using recycled
xylene?

Thanks!

Jeanine H. Sanders
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Infectious Diseases Pathology
Branch
404-639-3590
jqb7 <@t> cdc.gov


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