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Posted By George B
I am trying to gather all information to substitute the formalin process for health and safety reasons, anyone out there have experience in doing that for tissue preservation?
and a missing part is...
How is formaldehyde environmentally regulated in Quebec, UK and France?
In particular, is an operation which contains 50,000 1 liter bags of a formalin environmentally regulated, if there is a fire or other disaster would it be reportable? is it reportable for pre-fire planning or any other disaster response?
Formalin solution in question is 4% formaldehyde.
George B
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter
George
The advantage of formalin is that it is a tanning preservative (which stops the sample going all squishy) whereas ethanol, for example, is not.
I don't know of another tanning preservative but you probably need to find one. I guess it depends on the needs of the users.
Paul
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Posted By Sue Clements A good starting point might be Alphelys who make RCL2, a formalin-free tissue fixative. See www.alphelys.com.
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