Formalin Recovery in Health Care Labs Recovering formalin, used to preserve tissue samples, can decrease the volume of formalin purchased, improve employee safety and reduce regulatory compliance burden. To recover formalin, Ridgeview Medical Center used fractional distillation and Methodist Hospital used filtration.
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment Since 1998, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have worked together under Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) to develop resources to help hospitals reduce mercury and waste. The aim is to eliminate mercury and other toxic chemicals from the health care waste stream by 2005 and reduce overall hospital waste by 50 percent by 2010.
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The laboratory chemicals page provides information on risks, compliance requirements, alternatives and disposal requirements. Includes links to more resources.
Lab Safety: Online Safety Course As part of Howard Hughes Medical Institute Laboratory Safety Program, this nonprofit medical research organization an online safety course. Its Office of Laboratory Safety also covers managing hazardous, emergency response guidelines and provides laboratory chemical safety summaries that are designed especially for laboratory workers, unlike most Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs).
Mercury in Health Care Lab Reagents Mercury is present in many lab reagents as a preservative and as a common contaminant. This reference list can help you identify potential mercury-containing reagents—so you can work on making your lab mercury free.
