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Subject: Re: Odor
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:33:32 -0500
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Subject: Re: Odor
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:41:12 -0400
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Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:45:20 -0500
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From: Melinda Toumi <melindatoumi**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Odor
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In my opinion, the fungus that just infected our mammalian cell culture lab
smells a lot like my teenager's socks. If I were you, I'd treat every
surface with ten% bleach or lysol.
On Jul 26, 2011 5:24 PM, "Harrington, Rachel" <
rachel.harrington**At_Symbol_Here**rosalindfranklin.edu> wrote:
> We have a strong "dirty socks" odor present in one of our micro labs.
> It's a pretty typical lab using media and cultures, etc. and we are
> systematically removing everything and deconning but this odor is
> persisting. I know I have smelt this chemical before, maybe back in my
> undergraduate days, but it is really a sickening odor. Any ideas? Any
> help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
>
>
>
> Rachel E. Harrington, MPH, CHMM
>
> Director- Office of Environmental, Health and Safety
>
> Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
>
> 3333 Green Bay Road
>
> North Chicago, IL 60064
>
> 847-578-3420 work
>
> 224-622-4244 mobile
>
> 847-775-6548 fax
>
> LIFE IN DISCOVERY
>
>
>






In my opinion, the fungus that just infected our mammalian cell culture 
lab smells a lot like my teenager's socks. If I were you, I'd treat
 every surface with ten% bleach or lysol. 


On Jul 26, 2011 5:24 PM, "Harrington, Rache
l" <rache
l.harrington**At_Symbol_Here**rosalindfranklin.edu> wrote:
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t; We have a strong "dirty socks" odor present in one of our micr
o labs.

> It's a pretty typical lab using media and cultures, etc.  and we a
re
> systematically removing everything and deconning but this odor i
s
> persisting.  I know I have smelt this chemical before, maybe back
 in my

> undergraduate days, but it is really a sickening odor.  Any ideas?  An
y
> help is greatly appreciated.  Thank you!
> 
>  
&g
t; 
> Rachel E. Harrington, MPH, CHMM
> 
> Director- Offi
ce of Environmental, Health and Safety

> 
> Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
> 

> 3333 Green Bay Road
> 
> North Chicago, IL  60064
&
gt; 
> 847-578-3420 work
> 
> 224-622-4244 mobile

> 
> 847-775-6548 fax
> 
> LIFE IN DISCOVERY
> <
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>

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