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From: Nail, John <jnail**At_Symbol_Here**OKCU.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Lab Waste accumulation bottle preference
Date: Oct 13, 2015 15:08 UTC
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Likely the narrow mouth bottles are empty acid and solvent bottles that
have been repurposed for waste accumulation.
>I1m getting ready to order some waste accumulation bottles for our
On 10/13/15 10:00 AM, "DCHAS-L Discussion List on behalf of Stuart, Ralph"
>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
>
>ralph.stuart**At_Symbol_Here**keene.edu