We used to trash our paraffin blocks but now we have to dispose of them as infectious waste.
Angie Barnett, HTL(ASCP)
Grady Memorial Hospital
Pathology Department
405/224-2258
histology@gradymem.org
----- Original Message -----
From: Joyce Cline
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:35 am
Subject: [Histonet] Disposal of paraffin blocks
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> How are clinical labs disposing of their paraffin blocks? Regular
> trash,incinerated trash or some medical waste company? We have
> several years
> to get rid of and our boiler room won't let me send them down to be
> incinerated.
>
>
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