EPA
- SPECIAL THANKS
- PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION
- 2.0 YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- 3.0 HAZARDOUS WASTE MINIMIZATION
- 3.1 Plan Your Experiment
- 3.2 Maintain a Current Inventory
- 3.3 Use Recycled Chemicals
- 3.4 Purchasing Chemicals
- 3.5 Nonhazardous Substitutes
- 3.6 Appropriate Storage Practices
- 3.6.1 General Storage Guidelines
- 3.7 Chemical Storage Classes
- 3.8 Cylinder and Lecture Bottles
- 3.9 Microscale Activities
- 4.0 DISPOSAL OF NONHAZARDOUS WASTE
- 5.0 THE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
- 6.0 MANAGING HAZARDOUS WASTE
- 6.1 Hazardous Waste Determination (What is Hazardous Waste)
- 6.2 Listed Hazardous Wastes (F, U, and P lists)
- 6.3 Characteristic Waste
- 7.0 SATELLITE ACCUMULATION AREAS
- 8.0 MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES FOR SPECIFIC WASTE TYPES
- 8.1 Concentrated Solutions of Acids and Bases
- 8.1.1 Neutralization Procedures
- 8.1.2 Acid Neutralization
- 8.1.3 Base Neutralization
- 8.1.4 Chromic acid
- 8.1.5 Hydrofluoric acid
- 8.1.6 Perchloric acid
- 8.2 Organic Solvents
- 8.3 Aqueous Solutions of Toxic Chemicals
- 8.4 Oil
- 8.5 Asbestos
- 8.6 Silica Gel
- 8.7 Chemically Contaminated Items
- 8.8 Mercury
- 8.9 Fluorescent Tubes
- 8.10 Batteries
- 8.11 Computer Equipment
- 8.12 Aerosol Cans and Cylinders
- 8.13 Paint, Paint Thinner, Adhesives, and Printshop Chemicals
- 8.14 Photographic Chemicals
- 8.15 Reactive and Potentially Explosive Chemicals
- 8.16 Peroxide Forming Chemicals
- 8.17 Unknowns
- 8.18 Household Hazardous Waste
- 9.0 HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL PROCEDURES
- 10.0 WHAT HAPPENS TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATED
- 10.1 Bulk Drums
- 10.2 Lab Pack Drums
- 10.3 Recycling/Reclamation
- 10.4 Drain/Trash Disposal
- 10.5 Ultimate Disposal
- 11.0 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
- 12.0 CHEMICAL SPILLS
- APPENDIX A: NYC College of Technology Management Procedure
- Environmental Health and Safety Policy
- General Policy
- Environmental Health and Safety Responsibility
- APPENDIX B: F-List
- APPENDIX C: U and P List
- APPENDIX D: TCLP CONTAMINANT LIST
- APPENDIX E: PEROXIDE FORMING COMPOUNDS
- APPENDIX F: NYC WASTE WATER TO PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM
- APPENDIX G: SPILL BUCKET CONTENTS
- APPENDIX H: SCIENCE STOCKROOMS
- APPENDIX I: REFERENCE MATERIALS
