No Perchloric was used in these hoods or LEVs.
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Before doing anything to the ductwork, make sure they were not doing perchloric acid digestions in the hood.
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On Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 8:33 AM Bridget Morris <0000193824b50d68-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**lists.princeton.edu> wrote:
Hello everyone,
I have had several colleagues reach out to me looking for methods or a service provider for cleaning the ductwork attached the fume hood system or attached to LEV. Many of these
facilities are 35 – 50 years old and have been used for solvents, resins, light ends and a myriad of chemicals. One lab in particular recently reported yellow “goo” dripping from one of the LEV nozzles.
If you have some information, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Bridget Morris | Head of SHE, GSI & RC Coordinator | Group Technology |

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