Noreen wrote:
<Does the city/state/county in which you practice have any specific
requirements as to the disposal of xylene, alcohol, and formalin?>

They sure do. You need to talk to your waste water treatment plant about 
drain disposal, and your solid waste officals about everything else. Check 
City, county, state offices. You should have a waste disposal expert at your 
institution.

<Do you have an official 'regulation" or law that you can specify?>

Yes, but you will have to check your local regulations. Don't assume other 
localities will have the same regulations as yours. Most are based on US EPA 
and DOT regulations, however.


Tim Morken, B.A., EMT(MSA), HTL(ASCP)
Infectious Disease Pathology
Centers for Disease Control
MS-G32
1600 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30333
USA

email: tim9@cdc.gov
       timcdc@hotmail.com

Phone: (404) 639-3964
FAX:  (404)639-3043


----Original Message Follows----
From: "Noreen S. Gilman" <n4xiu@gate.net>
To: Histonet <histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Subject: hazardous waste
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 22:27:39 -0400

Citrus PunchHi again everyone. Thanks to all of you who responded to my last
request for information. You all have been an enormous help to me.  Now I
have another request:

Does the city/state/county in which you practice have any specific
requirements as to the disposal of xylene, alcohol, and formalin? Do you
have an official 'regulation" or law that you can specify?

I'm doing some research on this and your help is greatly appreciated.

TIA
Noreen






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