From: Don Abramowitz <dabramow**At_Symbol_Here**BRYNMAWR.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] working with Ethanedithiol
Date: August 15, 2012 1:53:24 PM EDT
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Demystify:
1,2 ethanedithiol, a.k.a., 1, 2-dimercaptoethane, seems similar to ethyl mercaptan. One method for dealing with ethyl mercaptan spills, as mentioned here http://sulfur.nigc.ir/hse-sulfurcompounds-ethylmercaptan-en.html is to apply 5% calcium hypochlorite. Other sites mention household bleach (sodium hypochlorite). Perhaps a dip in a dilute bleach solution as part of the glass washing process would do the trick.
Don
Donald Abramowitz Environmental Health & Safety Officer Bryn Mawr College 101 N. Merion Avenue, Ward Building Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899
(610) 526-5166
Dear members,
Hope the Summer is finding you well and somewhat rested(?). A question came from our sister school re: working with Ethane dithiol in a glove box. Any thought on this? Also what kind of decontamination procedures for glassware before disposing? We usually find glass only boxes full of smelly broken glass and our custodial group would refuse to remove them.
Again thank you so much for any thought you may have. Continue doing great work and enjoying the last of Summer.
Best wishes
Yung Morgan, MsPH Laboratory Safety Industrial Hygiene Services Environmental Health and Safety 117 Draper hall UMASS,Amherst MA 01003 phone (413) 545-2682 Fax (413) 545-2600 email : pmorgan**At_Symbol_Here**ehs.umass.edu
IH motivation: saving the world, one fume hood at the time. YM
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