American Master*Tech Scientific, Inc. has a small kit for testing
formaldehyde.  It has test strips.  Their number is 209-368-4031.

Jennifer MacDonald
San Antonio Community Hospital
(909) 985-2811 ext 4748
jmacdonald @sach.org

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> From: 	Skelton, Michelle[SMTP:mskelton@anthc.org]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, September 14, 1999 12:15 PM
> To: 	'histonet@pathology.swmed.edu'
> Subject: 	formalin detection
> 
> Is there anything out there (aside from noses and eyes) to detect the
> presence of formalin in a specimen container.  One of our pathologist has
> a
> difficult time determining whether something was submitted in formalin or
> saline.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Michelle Skelton
> Alaska Native Medical Center
>