From: Dr Bob <drbob**At_Symbol_Here**FLOWSCIENCES.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Old Perchloric Spill-Wooden Cabinet
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:49:03 +0000
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Hi Nora Dunkel!

 

Wood powder + Perchloric Acid = Bazooka Fuel

 

Colorado School of Mines had similar issue years ago.

 

Dr. Bob Haugen

Director of Product and Technology Development

Flow Sciences, Inc.

 

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From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU> On Behalf Of Nora Dunkel
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2020 1:58 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Old Perchloric Spill-Wooden Cabinet

 

Hello all,

 

What is the best way to deal with a perchloric acid spill on wood, when the spill occurred several months ago? 

 

A biology faculty member recently retired and his lab space was assigned to another biologist.  When the new PI moved into the lab, she discovered purple splash marks on a wooden cabinet.  Apparently, the previous PI had spilled some concentrated perchloric acid (70%) and the acid stained the wood.  Nobody is sure exactly when the spill occurred—sometime between October 2018 and February 2020.

 

Besides the risk of spontaneous fire, what other hazards do these doors pose?  Should the doors be disposed of as hazardous waste?  If so, what hazards should the waste hauler and I consider?  The cabinet doors will need to be removed to dispose of them; do they need to be treated as potentially explosive?  How should they be stored until our next waste pickup?

 

A photo of the cabinet is here:  https://websteru-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/noradunkel51_webster_edu/EQWTp-1gsb9Om9_2J0S82O0BeJAMAFe-lao45vMMYQ77Gg?e=bZFZPS

 

Thanks for your help!

Nora

 

Nora Dunkel

 

Chemical Safety Officer

Webster University

Browning Hall 314

314-246-2244 (office)

661-348-1445 (cell)

noradunkel51**At_Symbol_Here**webster.edu

 

 

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