This document provides specifications for a tissue grinder used to prepare tissue or sediment samples. The grinder must be able to macerate glass fibre filters and is a manual, porcelain device used to homogenize samples for further analysis such as chemical extraction.

1. 40.040 TISSUE GRINDER
Approval Date: January 2008 Version: 2
Purpose
• For preparing tissue or sediment for further analysis such as extraction.
Conditions & Requirements
• The grinder shall be able to successfully macerate glass fibre filters
Specifications
type manual
material porcelain
Equipment Specification: TISSUE GRINDER Version 2 40.040-1/1