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From: Monique Wilhelm <mwilhelm**At_Symbol_Here**UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] [External] Re: [DCHAS-L] [External] [DCHAS-L] Cleaning biological storage coolers?
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:25:17 -0500
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
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Using soap and water to get the majority of it up is preferred. However, if it is gummy, you may have some polymerization products of those preservatives that may cause you to move on up to less polar solvents, such as alcohols, acetone, hexane, etc.
_________________________________________________________Monique WilhelmLab Manager
CAS, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry | The University of Michigan-Flint
303 E. Kearsley St | Room 572 MSB | Flint, MI | 48502-1950
> >Regarding the smell, I'm wondering if the smell has something to do with the preservation steps.
I suspect that it's more related to the age of the materials; some of the samples are 20 years old. Faculty retirements have a tendency let to leave a lot of icky waste in their wake...
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
Environmental Safety Manager
Keene State College
603 358-2859
ralph.stuart**At_Symbol_Here**keene.edu
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