Here's one that should be SOP:
Whenever someone retires, **they** clean out their chemicals before the last paycheck, party, etc.
1, In the 90s, we found a bottle of HF(aq) tucked away in the acid cabinet. Set it down, back away slowly, ...
2, About 15 yr ago, I met a guy (now deceased) who ran a jewelry store and he had a 55 gal drum each of conc HCl and HNO3. He played around making various metal objects (including dissolving gold) but was winding down and he asked me - a chemist - what to do with the barrels of acids. I called the manufacturer and asked if they would take back, shipping prepaid, but they said no. One problem was that the drums were in a basement workshop, stairs only, going down much easier than going up and as far as I know, the drums are still there.
Good luck!
Joe
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> 1. *EXT* [DCHAS-L] job description for CSO
> 2. Cuprox? (8)
> 3. Prudent Practices Round Table - August 28th
> 4. Chemical splash goggles without the D3 marking? (4)
> 5. demonstration safety shield material
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> Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2020 13:36:00 +0000
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From: "Stuart, Ralph" <Ralph.Stuart**At_Symbol_Here**KEENE.EDU>
> Subject: Cuprox?
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> Doing a lab clean out for a retired faculty member, we have come across a 1 pound bottle of dry powder labelled Coleman 29-103 Cuprox reagent, of an age prior to 2008 and probably older than 2000.
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> Google seems to indicate that this material used in analysis of water samples, but I can't find an SDS that is clearly associated with this company or an ingredient list that allows me to make a RCRA waste determination for this bottle. Does anyone have any references as to what the contents of
this container are?
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> Thanks for any help with this.
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> - Ralph
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> Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
> Environmental Safety Manager
> Keene State College
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