Yale University has plans for final closure of two container storage areas of hazardous waste, according to the Connecticut ...

Few laboratory researchers would question the need for hazardous materials in certain experimental procedures. The radioactive isotope P32, for instance, is vital in DNA research, and hazardous ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An extensive review at one of the nation’s premier federal laboratories has turned up violations in how the lab handled hundreds of containers of radioactive waste over ...

On average, from 2011 to 2021, academic labs generated around 4,300 metric tons of hazardous waste each year. One of the largest lab-used solvents discarded is dichloromethane and more than half ...

The state fined Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory $31,500 on Thursday for mishandling hazardous waste in 2004. The state Department of Toxic Substances Control said the nuclear weapons lab ...

• It reduces the amount of chemical used, resulting in waste reduction at the source. • It offers vastly improved laboratory safety by improving laboratory air quality, reducing exposure to hazardous ...

Hazardous Waste - Any solid waste material that exhibits a hazardous characteristic or is listed specifically, as described in Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 261, Subpart C and D. Refer to ...

This Hazardous and Regulated Waste Management Plan describes chemical waste management practices at Connecticut College. This Plan includes waste generated at all College locations with the exception ...

Personnel from EH&S will respond to chemical pick-up request within 72 hours of receipt of request. Unknown chemicals will not be removed from the laboratory. Review the Laboratory Safety Manual [PDF] ...

Ignitable Waste. Any liquid waste having a flashpoint of less than 140o F is considered an ignitable hazardous waste. A flashpoint can generally be determined by reference to the container label, a ...

Hazardous Waste What is a hazardous waste? Unwanted, expired or waste chemicals and experiment/testing residues from lab operations; Spent solvents, paints, pigments, etching acids, photo and x-ray ...