Four radioactive waste containers stored at Los Alamos National Laboratory have been successfully vented so they can be moved. The containers hold tritium waste, materials contaminated by a ...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) — The National Nuclear Security Administration and Los Alamos National Laboratory have finished depressurizing four tritium waste containers that have been in storage since ...

The fourth and final flanged tritium waste container at Los Alamos National Laboratory has been depressurized, according to a Tuesday morning post on X from the New Mexico Environment Department. The ...

Most colleges and universities generate hazardous waste and therefore are regulated as hazardous waste generators. Chemical use in laboratories results in the need for disposal of mixed solvents, ...

Do not place broken glassware, glass slides, razor blades, or other sharp objects in lab trash containers. These items pose a unique hazard and must be managed separately. 10-gallon plastic ...

After years of pushback from advocacy groups, small amounts of radioactive gas can be released into the air as early as Saturday from waste containers stored at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The ...

UAB Environmental Health & Safety has released guidelines for safe disposal of non-hazardous chemicals via sink drains. These guidelines ensure safety and compliance with state and federal regulations ...

GONE ARE THE DAYS when one could run even the smallest of reactions and dump the waste down the sink without a second thought. Increasing awareness of the safety and environmental hazards of dumping ...

Broken glassware is any laboratory glassware that does not contain or is not contaminated with any radioactive material, more than a trace amount of chemicals, or any biohazardous material. Broken ...