You have to get permission to dump it from you local water people.....it varies by location/state laws etc.
Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP) Immunohistochemistry Supervisor Strong Memorial Hospital Department of Surgical Pathology (585) 275-7210 ________________________________________ From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Deanna Rhoads [deanna...@verizon.net] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 6:48 PM To: Garcia, Lori, Sr. Scientist; godsgal...@aol.com; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Formalin I'm in Pittsburgh and we aren't allowed to put formalin or ETOH down the drain. Deanna ________________________________ From: "Garcia, Lori, Sr. Scientist" <lori.gar...@medtronic.com> To: "godsgal...@aol.com" <godsgal...@aol.com>; "Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Sent: Thu, November 11, 2010 6:29:51 PM Subject: RE: [Histonet] Formalin The labs I worked for in Missouri all dumped down the drain. Now I'm in California and can't even put ETOH in the pipes. I'm hoping they have changed practices in MO in the last few years, but doubt it. Lori -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of godsgal...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 2:45 PM To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Formalin Ok, so how many of you are allowed to dump formalin down the drain? Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone [CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY NOTICE] Information transmitted by this email is proprietary to Medtronic and is intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is private, privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or it appears that this mail has been forwarded to you without proper authority, you are notified that any use or dissemination of this information in any manner is strictly prohibited. In such cases, please delete this mail from your records. To view this notice in other languages you can either select the following link or manually copy and paste the link into the address bar of a web browser: http://emaildisclaimer.medtronic.com _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet