Environmental Health and Safety Office Hazardous Waste Program U of M Specific Free of charge Cradle to grave approach Generation Collection Disposal Laboratory packing 2 What Constitutes as Waste ID: 932659
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Hazardous Waste Disposal
Environmental Health and Safety Office
Slide2Hazardous Waste Program
U of M Specific
Free of charge
“Cradle to grave” approach
GenerationCollectionDisposalLaboratory packing
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Slide3What Constitutes as Waste?
Chemicals
Solvents (non-halo organic, halo organic)
Solid reagents (organic, inorganic)
Solutions (organic, inorganic, acids, bases)Oil (pump, oil baths)MercuryContaminated materials
Spill clean-up wastePipette tips
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Slide4Organizing Lab Waste
Original packaging
Like goes with like
Halo, non-halo, aqueous etc.
Inorganic, organicPackagingContainersSize, durability, seal
Hazardous waste disposal label
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Hazardous waste disposal label
Slide5Storing Lab Waste
Properly labeled
Unconsumed chemicals
Appropriate cabinet
VentilationNon-storage areasFumehoodsBench top
Floor
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Slide6Potentially Unstable Chemicals
Dried picric acid
Shock and friction
Peroxides
ConcentrationEthyl ether, dioxane, THF, isopropyl ether, vinylidene
chloride, cyclohexeneExothermic polymerizationStyrene, acrylic acid, acrylonitrile, butadiene, methyl methacrylate, vinyl chloride
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Slide7Unknown Chemicals
Lab reagents
Missing label
Transferred from stock bottle
Reaction by-productsReagent informationReaction conditionsApproximate contents
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Molecular characterization
Inorganic vs. organic
Slide8Disposal Form
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Waste generator
Location for pick-up
Everything
in the
container
No generic names
No abbreviations
Chemical specific
Size of
container
not
quantity of waste
Connects directly to e-mail
Slide9Questions
Website
http://umanitoba.ca/admin/vp_admin/risk_management/ehso
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Hazardous Waste ManagementPhone204-474-6633E-mail
hazwaste@umanitoba.ca
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