Carla,
Our practice here is to keep the chromic acid in a separate waste stream
with combined dyes and then call our hazardous waste company for disposal.


Susie Smith,HTL(ASCP)
Research Associate/Safety Officer
Cytologix Corporation 
Cambridge, MA.

-----Original Message-----
From: Carson, Karla [mailto:KCarson@chw.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 12:30 PM
To: 'Histonet'
Subject: Chromic Acid


Any of you out there that are still using chromic acid, what are your
disposal practices?  

Karla Carson HT/HTL (ASCP)
Regional Pathology Supervisor
Mercy Health Care Sacramento
916-453-4494
e-mail kcarson@chw.edu <mailto:kcarson@chw.edu>