Bert is correct, but remove the iodine also. Iodine can leave a brown
stain.  Put 5 - 10% sodium thiosulfate on after the iodine.  Shades of
doing a mercury pigment removal!!  Took the stains out of a favorite blouse
sleeve long time ago without a GE washer, remember the "more progress
through chemistry slogan".  Hmmm--- was that GE??




At 10:10 AM 7/26/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Iodine removes silver nitrate. Try Lugols or Gram's iodine solution
>
>Bert
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>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Neralie [SMTP:n.coulston@unsw.edu.au]
>Sent:	Tuesday, July 25, 2000 9:30 PM
>To:	Histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
>Subject:	silver nitrate
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>Hi all,
>
>I know this has been asked before but what is the best chemical to use to
>remove silver nitrate stain from a (white) benchtop?
>
>thanks,
>neralie
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