Yes you can but prepare yourself for a surprise: you will almost always get a positive reaction! René J.
--- On Tue, 9/29/09, Stephanie Weaver <swea...@tvmdl.tamu.edu> wrote: From: Stephanie Weaver <swea...@tvmdl.tamu.edu> Subject: [Histonet] formalin neutralization To: "histonet post" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 11:25 AM For those who are better at chemistry than I am: I have just purchased some Formalex Green to neutralize our waste 10% formalin for safe drain disposal. I noticed that I can also purchase a "test kit" that will tell me if the aldehydes are safely neutralized. Instead of that, couldn't I just add a drop of Schiff's reagent to the final product, and that would indicate if there are any unreacted aldehydes? Thank you in advance, Stephanie Weaver Texas Veterinary Diagnostic Lab _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
