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We simply reuse the empty bottles the original chemicals came in, so it usually the 4L narrow mouth bottles.

-Carole Herriott, ASP
Weyerhaeuser R&D
EH&S Specialist

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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Lab Waste accumulation bottle preference

Iâ??m getting ready to order some waste accumulation bottles for our laboratories and wonder if there is a practical reason to have narrow mouth bottles rather than wide mouth bottles. It seems like the wide mouth bottles would eliminate the need for a funnel during the filling process and lead to less exterior contamination of the waste bottle. However, standard practice appears to be narrow mouth bottles and I wonder if this is due to a specific practical reason or inertia?

Thanks for any thoughts on this.

- Ralph

Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
Chemical Hygiene Officer
Keene State College

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