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RECORD NUMBER: 185 OF 289| Main Title | Reduction Techniques for Laboratory Chemical Wastes. | |||||||||||
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| Author | Feild, R. A. ; | |||||||||||
| CORP Author | Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham, NC. Div. of Environmental Safety.;North Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources and Community Development, Raleigh. Pollution Prevention Pays Program.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | cSep 86 | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1986 | |||||||||||
| Stock Number | PB95-238127 | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Pollution prevention ; Waste minimization ; Chemistry industry ; Hazardous materials ; North Carolina ; Laboratories ; Technical assistance ; | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 82p | |||||||||||
| Abstract | The document discusses alternative waste management and minimization strategies for handling hazardous waste from clinical, research, and academic laboratories. The strategies discussed include recycling, energy recovery, waste minimization techniques, and process modification. Chemical waste management is discussed as related to flammable liquids, flammable solids, oxidizers, acids, bases, organic peroxides, poisons and waste reactives. Development and implementation of a facility audit program is also addressed. |