Colleagues,

 

Most of you probably already know this, but we didn’t. It turns out that some (mo st?) autoclave tape contains enough lead to fail the TCLP test. A commercial research facility in Connecti cut was recently cited by EPA for improper disposal of hazardous waste for not disposing of it properly. Sheesh.

 

See http: //med.stanford.edu/somsafety/chemsafety/getLeadOut.html

 

I might be go od to make a list of all these things: “Things you don’t expect to be hazardous waste—but are.”

 

What else wou ld you put on the list?

 

Pete

 

Peter A. Reinhardt

Director, Office of Environmental Health & Safety

Yale University

135 College St., Suite 100

New Haven, CT   06510-2411

(203) 737-2123

peter.reinhardt**At_Symbol_Here**yale.edu