I also thought that it had to do with combustibility.....that the laboratory-grade microwaves were safer in the event of an explosive incident.   



Jeanine Bartlett, BS, HT(ASCP)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, MS/G-32
18/SB-114
Atlanta, GA  30333
(404) 639-3590 
jeanine.bartlett@cdc.hhs.gov

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From: histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Joe Nocito
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 7:42 PM
To: Rene J Buesa; Joe Nocito; 'Parker, Helayne'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] CAP Guidelines for Microwaves

but what about using a table top fume absorber with charcoal filters? CAP writes these questions so ambiguously that it becomes a joke. This is the main reason why I have a negative attitude towards CAP.

Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rene J Buesa" 
To: "Joe Nocito" ; "'Parker, Helayne'" 
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Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] CAP Guidelines for Microwaves


> Joe:
>  It is not external ventilation to the MW oven what CAP wants, is a vent 
> connected from the microwave to an outlet and there is not a single 
> household MW oven with that characteristec so, for all practical purposes 
> the mensage keeps being: don't use them (the household appliance) for 
> histology work, specially if tissue processing is the objective of the 
> use.
>  René J.
>
> Joe Nocito  wrote:
>  I don't believe CAP is saying not to use them. They are saying use them
> safely with ventilation and make sure they don't leak radiation.
>
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> Buesa
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:35 AM
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> Helayne:
> In short, the message from CAP is: "do not use them!"
> Unfortunate though!
> René J.
>
> "Parker, Helayne" wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone new what CAP require of us if we have a common
> household microwave that we use for special stains.
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> Helayne Parker,HT (ASCP)
> Histology Section Head
> Skaggs Community Health Center
> Branson, Missouri
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