[Histonet] RE: Recycled or not? NO PHI

[Andrew Horvath]

We only recycle xylene which we've tested purity and was close to 98-99% and
is used in both H&E staining and processing with no issue.  I've done 8 hour
xylene vapor monitoring in our recycling room, while recycling was
occurring, and the results were 6.0ppm where the OSHA exposure limit is
100.0ppm.



Andrew Horvath, MBA, MA
Operations Manager
303-770-4848 (O)
303-770-6641 (fax)
 
Colorado GI Pathology
7346 S. Alton Way
Suite 10E
Centennial, CO 80112



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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Podawiltz,
Thomas
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 9:23 AM
To: Barbara Tibbs; Sanders, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID);
histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Recycled or not? NO PHI

They are very fussy as you put it. However, I am even more anal than they
are about our work. We do QA checks both before and after we recycle. 



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




-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara Tibbs [mailto:barbara.tibbs <@t> accuratediagnosticlabs.com] 
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 10:37 AM
To: Podawiltz, Thomas; Sanders, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID);
histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: Recycled or not? NO PHI

Maybe your pathologists aren't as fussy as the pathologists I worked with at
the time.

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


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From: Podawiltz, Thomas <tpodawiltz <@t> lrgh.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 1:33 PM
To: Barbara Tibbs; Sanders, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID);
histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: 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


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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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