[Histonet] fume exposure

2009-02-14 Thread zodiac29
To All, I work in a lab where I stain and coverslip everything by hand. I coverslip under a fume hood so there isn't much of an issue there. The main issue is my exposue to fumes while staining. I do not stain under a fume hood. My exposure times to these c hemicals is increasing becuase

Re: [Histonet] fume exposure

2009-02-14 Thread Emily Sours
Is it so old-fashioned to use xylene in a fume hood? We can't even use paraformaldhyde outside of the hood--Environmental Health and Safety makes sure of that. But we do research, maybe it's different in other types of labs. Emily -- It's like hearing Billy Joel play Piano Man-- joyless for all