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.
Prior to Spindletop, oil was primarily used for lighting and as a lubricant. Because of the quantity of oil discovered, it suddenly became economically feasible to burn petroleum as a fuel for mass consumption. The frenzy of oil exploration and the economic development it generated in the state became known as the Texas oil boom.