The PreservCyt is a methanol-based, buffered preservative solution used to support cells during transport and slide preparation. The CytoLyt is a methanol-based, buffered transport solution used in specimen preparation prior to processing. Both solutions are flammable and toxic. They have flashpoints of 80Â°F and 109Â°F, respectively.
SPINDLETOP OILFIELD. The Spindletop oilfield, discovered on a salt dome formation south of Beaumont in eastern Jefferson County on January 10, 1901, marked the birth of the modern petroleum industry.
Though the oil boom surrounding Spindletop had largely subsided by the beginning of World War I, its impact would last much longer. The abundance of oil found in Texas would fuel the expansion of the shipping and railroad industries, as well as the development of new innovations such as automobiles and airplanes.