RE: blue haze artifact

From:Walzer Susan

We started getting a blue haze on our H&E's since our water dept. switched
to chloriamines in the tap water. We use Meyer's hematoxylin on the Leica
Auto stainer and have had to extend rinsing times.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mack, Jacquie [mailto:Jacquie.Mack@CLS.ab.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 8:56 AM
To: 'histonet@pathology.swmed.edu'
Subject: blue haze artifact



Greetings Histonetters:

Has anyone ever experienced the "blue haze artifact"?  I've heard that there
was some talk of this a while back.  We seem to be experiencing it
occasionally in our lab.  I haven't been able to find a reference for it
anywhere!  Any thoughts?  Ideas?  Help?


Thanks in advance!

Jacqueline Mack
Tech II Main Lab
Department of Histopathology
Calgary Lab Services
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
ph (403) 670-1574
fax (403) 270-4093

e mail:  Jacquie.Mack@CLS.ab.ca






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