DECALCIFICATION SOLUTIONS

Acid Reagents
Formic Acid
Goodings and Stewarts Fluid
Formic Acid (90%)
Formalin
Distilled Water

100mL
50mL
850mL

Formic Acid-Sodium Citrate Solution

Formic Acid
20% Sodium Citrate

35mL
65mL

10% Aqueous Formic Acid Solution

Nitric Acid
Nitric Acid Formaldehyde
Nitric Acid
Formaldehyde
Distilled Water

10mL
10mL
100mL

40mL
30mL
30mL

5-10% Aq Nitric Acid

Perenyis Fluid
10% Aq Nitric Acid
Absolute Alcohol
0.5% Chromic Acid

Hydrochloric Acid
Von Ebners Fluid
Conc Hydrochloric Acid Sodium Chloride
Distilled Water
-

15mL
175g
To 1000mL

Jenkins Fluid
Absolute Alcohol
Distilled Water
Chloroform
Glacial Acetic Acid
Hydrochloric Acid

73mL
10mL
10mL
3mL
4mL

5g
95mL

100g
95mL

Trichloroacetic Acid
Trichloroacetic acid
10% Formal Saline

Ion Exchange Resins

WIN 3000
10% Formal Saline

Buffer Solutions
Citric Acid Citric buffer
7% aq Citric Acid
5mL
7.54% aq Ammonium Citrate - 95mL
1% Aq. Zinc Sulphate 0.2mL
Chloroform (as Preservative) 2-3 drops
Chelating Agent
EDTA
Formalin
Distilled Water -

55g
100mL
900mL

Electrolyte Solution
88% Formic Acid
Hydrochloric Acid
Distilled Water

100mL
80mL
820mL