Currently, methanol, ethanol and acetone are distilled on campus. If your lab generates other solvent waste, contact EH&S to see if they may be good candidates for the solvent recycling program.

It offers vastly improved laboratory safety by improving laboratory ... Reclaiming metallic mercury if the mercury is not mixed with any other waste streams. • Redistilling used solvents.

If any time-sensitive chemicals are found to be past the manufacturer’s expiration date, they must be submitted to EHS for hazardous waste disposal immediately ... Autoxidation in common laboratory ...

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) can assist you if your laboratory is moving ... hazard class (e.g. “Organic Solvents”, “Toxic Solids”, “Water-Reactives”, etc.) of the chemicals they contain.

Since its inception in the summer of 2013, it has been a very successful program and has reduced the amount of solvent wastes being sent off campus as a hazardous waste. Cost reductions in the first ...

"And in the last two years, they've had to spend a great deal of money that they didn't spend before on waste disposal." Scientists and lab directors say that there are many ways to cut down on ...

The report, published by The Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab based on a study by a ... batteries" Materials such as electronic waste, industrial solvents, and heavy metals make up the bulk ...