Rachel,

I had the same problem concerning the Mercuric oxide in the Harris's
haematoxylin and personal safety/waste disposal. I changed my Haematoxylin
to a Gill II and use it for Papanicolaou and H&E staining (both regressive
staining with short differentiation in weak acid alcohol). I am very
satisfied with it. If you would like to make the staining solutions
yourself, I can advise you to look into the Stainfile webpages. This website
has some exellent pages on Haematoxylin, including recipies for home
brewing. You can find the stainfile at : http://stainsfile.info . Success!

Best regards,

Donald Van Hecke
Lab. Ana. Path.
AZ St. Lucas - Brugge
Belgium



> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van:	Rachel Stoat [SMTP:r_stoat@hotmail.com]
> Verzonden:	woensdag 19 december 2001 11:31
> Aan:	HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Onderwerp:	Haematoxylin
> 
> For health and safety reasons I am looking for a replacement for Harris's 
> Haematoxylin (or at least the mecuric oxide in it) which we use on a 
> linistain.  I would prefer not to buy a ready made solution, and the
> results 
> need to be similar to what we are getting now.
> Any suggestions or references would be appreciated!
> 
> Thanks!
> Rachel
> 
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