Elements of a role model hazardous waste management program for academic institutions

Sulfate removal from waste chemicals by precipitation

“…Therefore, academia has several unique challenges in managing hazardous wastes as compared with industry (Izzo, 2000;Ashbrook, 2001). First is the wide variety of relatively small amounts of chemicals that are handled in the laboratories.…”

Method for quantitative and qualitative evaluation of hazardous waste in laboratories of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

“…We used a questionnaire that designed by Hassanvand et al [1] that is consist of five sections: (1) Quantity of HWs generation, (2) Separation, packaging, and labeling of HWs, (3) temporary storage method of HWs, (4) Discharge or collection frequency of HWs, and (5) treatment and final disposal method of HWs [[2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]].…”

Hazardous Waste Mismanagement Causes Injuries and Spill

“…The need to formalize hazardous waste handling under a robust management system has been recognized and addressed extensively. − This Case Study illustrates how weaknesses in a management system, whether the system is formal or not, can lead directly to an adverse outcome. As shown in Figure , inadequate systems management contributed to the events leading to the incident.…”