johna Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Immucor's ImmuAdd antibody potentiator contains thimerosol as a preservative. Since thimerosol contains mercury wouldn't there be a potential problem with the EPA since mercury would be emptying down the drain as the cellwasher decants it's wash? Has anyone heard of this being an issue? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I agree this sounds like it would be a big problem. Have you contacted Immucor about it to confirm the product has mercury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johna Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hi Cliff!Yes, I have been in touch with Immucor and they are saying that the level of mercury is too low to be of any consequence. Apparently the level is so low that they don't even mention it on the MSDS sheet. It does appear to be below detectable levels in our waste water since we are monitoring for mercury. Nevertheless our safety officer has advised us to switch to another enhancement medium since he says the EPA has been recommending that NO mercury containing products be used in situations in which the product will wind up being discarded as waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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