A case history of legacy chemical cleanup in the lab

Cadwallader, L. C.; Pawelko, R. J.

doi:10.1016/j.jchas.2017.06.006

Title: A case history of legacy chemical cleanup in the lab

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Over time, laboratories tend to collect chemicals that personnel no longer need for current or planned future work. Extra chemicals may increase exposure risk and claim valuable chemical storage space. This paper describes an effort in identifying and disposing of unneeded legacy chemicals. Finally, time requirements and lessons learned are discussed.

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^[1]; Pawelko, R. J. ^[1]

Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1473909

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-17-41138-Rev000
Journal ID: ISSN 1871-5532

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 25; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1871-5532

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; good lab practice

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                    Cadwallader, L. C., and Pawelko, R. J. A case history of legacy chemical cleanup in the lab.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Cadwallader, L. C., & Pawelko, R. J. A case history of legacy chemical cleanup in the lab.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchas.2017.06.006

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  title        = {A case history of legacy chemical cleanup in the lab},

  author       = {Cadwallader, L. C. and Pawelko, R. J.},

  abstractNote = {Over time, laboratories tend to collect chemicals that personnel no longer need for current or planned future work. Extra chemicals may increase exposure risk and claim valuable chemical storage space. This paper describes an effort in identifying and disposing of unneeded legacy chemicals. Finally, time requirements and lessons learned are discussed.},

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