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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:29:05 -0400
Reply-To: "Dona Lee Wong, Ph.D." <dona_wong**At_Symbol_Here**HMS.HARVARD.EDU>
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From: "Dona Lee Wong, Ph.D." <dona_wong**At_Symbol_Here**HMS.HARVARD.EDU>
Subject: Disposal of butyl lithium
Responses from users in MA and other states not permitting treatment of
hazardous chemicals to inactivate prior to disposal of particular interest
One of our chemistry labs has butyl lithium that they no longer use and
are trying to safely dispose of. Massachusetts state law does not
permit any treatment of hazardous chemicals to inactivate prior to "safe
disposal". Our normal process is to transfer any hazardous chemicals to
an isolated and dedicated room. We have a contract with a local
company, skilled in hazardous materials, and trained personnel from that
company then remove the chemical waste. The PI feels that moving the
butyl lithium to the waste facility would be more, rather than less,
dangerous and has requested that we have the butyl lithium removed
directly from their laboratory. The latter, of course, is expensive and
the hazardous waste company suggests that if the butyl lithium is still
stored as received and should be stored in water-free hexane, then it
can be brought down to the holding facility.
Any experience or recommendations?
Thanks,
dona wong
--
Dona Lee Wong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Director, Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology
McLean Hospital
115 Mill Street, MRC #116
Belmont, MA 02478
Tel: 617-855-2042
FAX: 617-855-2058
e-mail: dona_wong**At_Symbol_Here**hms.harvard.edu
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