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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alexandra Snyder<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 14, 2014 11:21 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andrew Stewart<br>
<b>Cc:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Waste formalin denaturing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Andrew, Our protocol for neutralizing waste formalin, 5-10% decanted into a closed head HP 30 gallon barrel:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">128 g of sodium metabisulfite per 38 liters of used formalin. Stir and let it sit for a couple of days. Stir again, subsample and test with EM Quant Formaldehyde test kit. If test shows neutral, the neutalized formalin is disposed of
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<p class="MsoNormal">The sodium metabisulfite should be handled with care when measuring it. Wearing dust mask, safety glasses, and nitrile gloves are required. The stuff is like talcum powder so you need to wear protection against inhaling or getting it
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are trademark names for sodium bisulfite/metabisulfite (inorganic salt) and various ways it is packaged.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes, Lex<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 3:30 PM, Andrew Stewart <<a href="mailto:AndrewS@tepapa.govt.nz" target="_blank">AndrewS@tepapa.govt.nz</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I am looking for a way to cut the considerable costs to the Museum of commercial disposal of waste formalin. From a
quick search of the web, it appears that catalytic oxidation with UV seems to be the way to go, but I was wondering if anyone has had any experience of doing this, or has a successful system in operation they’d be prepared to share.</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thanks for your help!</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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