What hazardous wastes are generated in the laboratory?
The following hazardous wastes are generated in the labatory: • Samples that are preserved or treated with acid to below a pH of 2. • Waste from the ammonia analysis using nessler’s reagent contains mercury. • Waste from the nitrate procedure, which uses the cadmium reduction procedure. • Waste from COD testing using the mercury reagent. • SPADNS reagent for fluoride analysis contains arsenic. • Silver electrodes, which contain silver chloride as a filling solution. • Acid washing glassware waste.
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