Why? They should both be disposed of in the same way. -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]on Behalf Of Jay Lundgren Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:54 PM To: Durden, Kelley Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] xylene alternatives
When you add in the cost of disposing of your xylene, or the cost of distilling it (including tech time), xylene substitutes come closer to the cost of xylene. Jay A. Lundgren M.S., HTL (ASCP) On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Durden, Kelley < kelleydur...@pathology.ufl.edu> wrote: > Nothing works as well as xylene. We have tried several different > substitutes and nothing has provided consistent results. Xylene has a > slight tolerance for water. Unlike xylene substitutes. If any water is > present in the substitute before coverslipping the results are disastrous. > So unless you have a very small volume or change your pre xylene alcohols > several times a day you may end up with sub standard results. Plus > substitutes are more expensive - generally. > > Kelley > > _______________________________________________ > 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 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message and any included attachments are from Somerset Medical Center and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may contain privileged, confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information entitled to protection and/or exemption from disclosure under applicable law. Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or you may call Somerset Medical Center's computer Help Desk at 908-685-2200, ext. 4050. Be sure to visit Somerset Medical Center's Web site - www.somersetmedicalcenter.com - for the most up-to-date news, event listings, health information and more. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet