I always incinerated my used paraffin René J --- On Fri, 7/22/11, Joanne Clark <jcl...@pcnm.com> wrote:
From: Joanne Clark <jcl...@pcnm.com> Subject: [Histonet] Paraffin Wax Waste Disposal To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Date: Friday, July 22, 2011, 4:22 PM Hi All, we had our CAP inspection yesterday and were cited for disposing of our waste wax from the processors in regular waste. In all my 20+ years of working in histology I have never disposed of the dirty wax in biohazard waste. Especially now with the newer processors that have very little carry over. I know this is probably state regulated by is anyone aware of a regulation or documentation that states what the amount of hazardous chemical in a substance must be before it is considered hazardous? And if so, does anyone know of a way to measure the amount of xylene in waste paraffin? Thanks in advance. Joanne Clark, HT Histology Supervisor PCNM _______________________________________________ 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
