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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Cleaning biological storage coolers?

Date: Dec 14, 2020 15:31 UTC

Author: Stuart, Ralph <Ralph.Stuart**At_Symbol_Here**KEENE.EDU>

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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] [External] [DCHAS-L] Cleaning biological storage coolers?

Date: Dec 14, 2020 16:11 UTC

Author: Stuart, Ralph <Ralph.Stuart**At_Symbol_Here**KEENE.EDU>

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From: Samuella Sigmann <sigmannsb**At_Symbol_Here**appstate.edu>

Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] [External] [DCHAS-L] Cleaning biological storage coolers?

Date: Dec 14, 2020 15:46 UTC

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Demystify: 

Hey Ralph - It might be useful to know what the chemicals in the preservative were?� What material is the cooler?� Did they try anything yet?

I usually start with ethanol and/or ethyl acetate on adhesive residues.
S-

On 12/14/2020 10:31 AM, Stuart, Ralph wrote:
Our biology department is cleaning out biological samples that have accumulated over about 20 years. Over the years, various non-formaldehyde based preservatives have slopped out of the containers into the cooler where they were stored, leaving a gummy residue behind on the floor of the cooler. I wonder if anyone has a found an effective way of removing this coating from the interior of the cooler?

Thanks for any advice about this.

- 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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