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Laboratory Chemicals and Equipment
Solvent Recovery Equipment
Dr. Russell Mankes, Associate Professor of the Albany Medical Center points out that Formaldehyde is an EPA regulated hazardous waste (RCRA-U122) if it is in the original container or is not spent. Waste from tissue processors or spent fixative may not be
RCRA regulated, but in most areas cannot be discharged to sewers as it adversely affects the bacterial sewage treatment.
Besides, Dr. Mankes asks, why would you want to pour money down the drain? Formaldehyde for fixation of tissues is expensive. The Albany Medical College has been recycling formalin since 1995. Between 1995 and 2004, they recycled
~40,000 pounds of formaldehyde waste in one 5 gallon capacity recycling unit. The original equipment cost of ~$10,000
resulted in avoiding $185,000 in disposal costs and $142,000 in chemical purchase costs. Even for a small hospital, this is
economically beneficial.
Thanks to Dr. Mankes for sharing this information |
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CMT Solvent Distillation Systems
CMT Environmental Services, Inc.
800-749-1008
http://cmt-enviro-serv.com
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- Solvent distillation systems for hospital labs
- Recycling of xylene, alcohol, formalin
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Creative Waste Solutions Solvent Filters
Creative Waste Solutions, Inc
888-795-8300
http://www.cwsincorp.com
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- Recycling systems for alcohol, xylene and formalin save money and time on purchasing and disposal of solvents
- Alcohol recycling stem uses a gravity filtration process to remove stains, dyes and cellular debris from alcohol
- Xylene recycling pads remove stain, alcohol and water from processed xylene. Available for any size or type of stain line
- Formalin recycling system uses gravity filtration to remove stains, dyes, and cellular debris from processed formalin
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