Hemo-De as substitute for ethyl acetate in formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique.
In comparative studies, Hemo-De (PMP Medical Industries, Inc., Irving, Tex.) was found to be a suitable replacement for ethyl acetate in the Formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique. With essentially equivalent recovery rates for both procedures, the Formalin-Hemo-De concentration technique is considered to be the preferred technique because Hemo-De is less toxic and less flammable and does not present disposal problems, and its cost is approximately one-fourth that of ethyl acetate.
D000085:Acetates; D000818:Animals; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005557:Formaldehyde; D006801:Humans; D010271:Parasites / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods; D012997:Solvents; D013729:Terpenes
D000085:Acetates; D012997:Solvents; D013729:Terpenes; C051809:Hemo-De; D005557:Formaldehyde; C007650:ethyl acetate