[Histonet] Formaldehyde and Organic vapor monitors.

Tue Jul 26 22:45:38 CDT 2016

Hi all 
Since 2006 we have used the badges from 3M. Purple (formalin) and brown (xylene and ethanol) colored badges with prepaid analysis included. 
We currently buy them off Amazon. 
CAP, JCIA and ISO 15189 are all happy with the process and results. 
I have 12 monitoring points in the lab and do an 8 hr measurement. 
Initially I measured 'people' but find it more effective to monitor high risk areas. 
We retest a minimum of every 2 years or if any additional 'offending' instruments are added or shifted. As per CAP. So far we have never been even close to an actionable PPM level. 
The badge assembly instructions are a bit fiddly but ok if the included brochure/data sheet is read carefully. 
Analysis is a breeze. We just pack them up and mail them to the US analysis lab who email the results on a pdf sheet. 
Any interested parties can contact me directly and I will email you screenshots of the the exact ones we use. 

Have a fabulous day. 
Anne

Ps Of course we do have excellent ventilation/extraction. It helps

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> From: "Arun Jyothi S.P" <arunjyothisp at gmail.com>
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> Hi Readers
> 
> Our lab would like to purchase formaldehyde and Xylene detectors as a part
> of accreditation.
> 
> Please share the specification and manufacturer of the detectors that you
> are using or you know of.
> 
> I look forward to hearing from you
> 
> Thank you
> With Regards
> Arun
> Al Seef Hospital
> Kuwait
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> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:29:14 +0200
> From: Julio Benavides <j.benavides at eae.csic.es>
> To: histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Formaldehyde and Xylene Detector
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> I would also be very grateful if you could help me with this issue. We 
> are trying to monitor xylene and formaldehyde levels in our lab, but we 
> cannot find adequate measurement devices. What do you use? is there any 
> equipment capable of give you an envoiromental level of these products 
> in the way, in example, that there are digital thermometers which also 
> measure the humidity and so on?
> 
> Thanks for you help
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Julio
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> El 25/07/2016 a las 19:11, Arun Jyothi S.P via Histonet escribi?:
>> Hi Readers
>> 
>> Our lab would like to purchase formaldehyde and Xylene detectors as a part
>> of accreditation.
>> 
>> Please share the specification and manufacturer of the detectors that you
>> are using or you know of.
>> 
>> I look forward to hearing from you
>> 
>> Thank you
>> With Regards
>> Arun
>> Al Seef Hospital
>> Kuwait
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> From: "Wheelock, Timothy R." <twheelock at mclean.harvard.edu>
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> Good morning everyone:
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> I have a DP-70 Olympus digital camera.
> Recently, I upgraded to a cellSens Standard software for the camera.
> Although some of my images, taken with the old Olympus software were gorgeous, many were not.
> I am also having problems with the new cellSens software.
> I feel that I need a real class or course on taking good microscopic digital images from histologic slides.
> Does anyone know of such a course, preferably in the Boston area?
> A course on the optics of a microscope would not hurt either.
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> Thank you,
> 
> Tim
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> Tim Wheelock
> Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center
> McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA
> Phone: 617-855-3592
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> From: "Goins, Tresa" <TGoins at mt.gov>
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> We have used two types:
> 
> 1.      Badges that are worn and then returned for analysis (Advanced Chemical Sensors, www.acsbadge.com<http://www.acsbadge.com> has badges for both formaldehyde and xylene) and
> 2.      Badges that contain a color indicator that require no analysis, just a visual check (Chromair from Morphix Technologies)
> 
> Tresa
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> Hi Readers
> 
> Our lab would like to purchase formaldehyde and Xylene detectors as a part of accreditation.
> 
> Please share the specification and manufacturer of the detectors that you are using or you know of.
> 
> I look forward to hearing from you
> 
> Thank you
> With Regards
> Arun
> Al Seef Hospital
> Kuwait
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