Chemical Laboratory Waste
Lesson Code: PSY-1260. This e-Lesson is aimed at personnel who require an overview of the different categories of chemical waste typically produced in a laboratory and the procedures for storing this waste in a safe manner..
- Category: Health and Safety - Laboratory
Description
After taking this e-Lesson, you will be able to:
- Name the two major categories of waste in a laboratory
- List examples of solid chemical waste
- Describe how chemical solvent waste is stored
- Explain what types of chemicals are incompatible and require segregation
- Explain the storage guidelines of waste in the laboratory and on-site
KEYWORDS: Chemical Waste, Chlorinated Waste, Domestic Waste, Non-Chlorinated Waste, On-Site Waste, Solid Waste, Solvent Waste
