Check with your general chemistry labs if they use starch solutions. People like to add a touch of HgCl2 to those as a preservative. It's particularly common for the clock reaction kinetics lab that many institutions do.
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Hi all- We had an info request which has led to a conference call with EPA about solutions in use our labs that use mercury as a preservative. It seems like this is an "info fishing" call and has us concerned as to the reasoning for it. Has anyone had this request yet?

Besides thimerosal, anyone else know of any other solutions that would have mercury as a preservative?

As always- Thank you for your help and support!

Mark Yanchisin
Coordinator for Clinical and Laboratory Safety Programs
Environmental Health and Safety
University of Florida
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