I think from a safety and infection control perspective, house plants, while beneficial for air quality, cannot be cleaned or disinfected. An environment of care committee or safety officer would veto the plants based on the that.
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Re: The Use of Plants in Histology Laboratories (Mickley, Beth) (Mayer,Toysha N) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:34:23 +0000 From: "Terri Braud" <tbr...@holyredeemer.com> To: "'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: Re: [Histonet] Mounting media Message-ID: <48E053DDF6CE074DB6A7414BA05403F84CE9DE70@HRHEX03-HOS.holyredeemer.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Although we've used several brands with good success, our most consistent performer has been the Sakura Tissue Tek Glas Mounting Media #6419. When coverslipping, either automated or manual, the secret to avoiding air bubble during storage is to insure that the correct amount of media is dispensed onto the slide. If the amount is insufficient, the slide will still coverslip to be read, but as time passes and the xylene dries out, there will be air left under the coverglass which will allow the stain to degrade. When coverslipping by hand, we go by the rule of 3 drops of media from a plastic disposable pipette for a 24x50 No.1 coverglass. When techs "guesstimate" is when problems occur. Best of luck, I hope this helps Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) Anatomic Pathology Supervisor Laboratory Holy Redeemer Hospital 1648 Huntingdon Pike Meadowbrook, PA 19046 ph: 215-938-3689 fax: 215-938-3874 Care, Comfort, and Heal ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 19:06:26 +0000 From: John Shelley <jshel...@sbpdiscovery.org> To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: [Histonet] 2018 FSH Annual Meeting Message-ID: <c54f513da7da7547b37103a4b74bdae94e3bd...@carrera.ln.burnham.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hello Histonetters! The FSH Annual Meeting will be in Tampa, FL on May 17-20, 2018 at the Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel. We are looking for ideas for classes that you will be interested in attending. We are also looking for speakers. Send abstracts to email below. We want to hear from you. Contact us at fshgrouppresidentgmail.com See you in Tampa. Kind Regards! John J Shelley fshgrouppresid...@gmail.com ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 21:10:33 +0000 From: "Mayer,Toysha N" <tnma...@mdanderson.org> To: "'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: Re: [Histonet] The Use of Plants in Histology Laboratories (Mickley, Beth) Message-ID: <47e9b2c01dddd94881eacd2dc44ebc883a065...@d1pwpexmbx08.mdanderson.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Beth, We sure could have used the actual article in a lab I know of. The person with the highest authority, removed them from a lab, and did not want to listen to what the supervisor had to say. Without the actual article, nothing could change her mind. It is common to have spider plants, and ivy in labs to help with the air quality. Now the EHS departments need to know about it as well. Toysha Message: 1 Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:24:31 +0000 From: "Mickley, Beth" <beth_mick...@urmc.rochester.edu> To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: [Histonet] The Use of Plants in Histology Laboratories Message-ID: <1510604671172.29...@urmc.rochester.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" I found this great article about plants used in laboratories: Plants That Can Clean Up Your Indoor Air Plants clean indoor air in two ways?by absorbing contaminants through pores on the leaves, and by metabolizing contaminants through organisms living in the soil. In fact, plants are so effective that some stores, like Lowe?s and Home Depot, are starting to label the most effective ones with tags. Though it seems most plants will benefit indoor air, the following are those that have been shown in scientific studies and shown to work. These plants can also help maintain humidity levels and remove mold spores and bacteria from the air. 1.Spider Plant: formaldehyde, xylene and toluene. 2.Golden Pothos: benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene and toluene. 3.Snake Plant (Mother-in-Law?s Tongue): benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene and toluene. 4.Bamboo Palm or Reed Palm: formaldehyde, xylene, and toluene. 5.Chinese Evergreen: benzene, formaldehyde. 6.Peace Lily: benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, toluene, and ammonia. 7.English Ivy: mold and mildew, formaldehyde, benzene, xylene, and toluene. 8.Gerbera Daisies: benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene. 9.Red-Edged Dracaena (Dracaena Marginata): benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, and toluene. 10.Warneck Dracaena: benzene, trichloroethylene, xylene, and toluene. 11.Weeping Fig: formaldehyde, xylene, and toluene. 12.Chrysanthemum: formaldehyde, benzene, trichloroethylene, xylene, toluene, and ammonia. 13.Boston fern: formaldehyde, xylene and toluene. 14.Philodendron: formaldehyde. 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