On average, from 2011 to 2021, academic labs generated around 4,300 metric tons of hazardous waste each year. One of the largest lab-used solvents discarded is dichloromethane and more than half of ...

"Research dollars are in short supply, and scientists have to fight hard for their grants," says Rebecca Jehorek, program director for Chemical Safety, a firm that produces waste management software ...

The New Mexico Environment Department is fining the Department of Energy and its contractors more than $421,000 for ...

As US teachers discover more and more legacy chemicals in schools, funding for cleanup is hard to find. Educators, nonprofits ...

The American Chemical Society (ACS) is committed to the health and safety of both humans and the environment in all operations of the chemical enterprise Regulations that support the protection of the ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and State Hygienic Laboratory (“SHL”) entered into an April 25th Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order (“ESAFO”) addressing alleged ...

Hazardous waste as defined by the EPA is waste that is dangerous or potentially harmful to our health or the environment. Hazardous wastes can be liquids, solids, gases, or sludges. All hazardous ...

Purdue Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) has launched a new initiative to recognize research labs that go above and beyond in promoting a safe, compliant and respectful working environment — the ...