Dear Jorge,
   I would recommend Pro-Par from Anatech, Shandon's Xylene substitute or Stat Lab's xylene substitute.  They are all aliphatic hydrocarbons.  I wouldn't recommend the limonene based ones as they are sensitizers like xylene.


Sarah Christo, HT (ASCP)
Texas A&M University
College of Veterinary Medicine
Dept. of Vet. Anatomy & Public Health
College Station, TX  77868-4458
schristo@cvm.tamu.edu

>>> Jorge Villalona <jvillalona@snet.net> 05/19 6:23 PM >>>
Hi, everyone in the field of histotechnology.

Our histology lab is looking for a xylene substitute that is easy to
dispose of, great for diparaffinization, dihydration, coverslipping and
most important; nonhazardous to our health. 
If anyone is using a xylene substitute, please give us your input.
We greatly appreciate your commends and recomendation.

Thanks.
Jorge Villalona; HT (ASCP)