Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory

By George Lunn and Eric B. Sansone

Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory

Single volume reference providing procedural information for the destruction of a wide variety of hazardous chemicals

Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory is a practical reference that describes procedures for the destruction of a comprehensive list of hazardous chemicals and provides general methods for the destruction of hazardous chemicals in the laboratory without the need for exotic reagents and equipment.

Unlike most other sources on this subject, detailed reaction parameters are provided to readers. These details will help the reader decide if a procedure will be appropriate. To further aid in reader comprehension, numerous tables throughout the book allow for ready comparison of procedures.

Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory also describes the critical aspects of various protocols (e.g., UV lamp type and rate of ozone flow).

The updated fourth edition Includes an updated survey of the literature from 2012-2021 and features data mined from 1,500 papers. It also describes recent examples of methods that are generally applicable to organic compounds and greatly expands the section on methods for the destruction of pharmaceuticals in the laboratory.

In this book, readers can expect to find detailed information on: Specific methods for the destruction of hazardous chemicals in the laboratory, such as aflatoxins, butyllithium, complex metal hydrides, ethidium bromide, MPTP, nitrosamines, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Methods for the destruction of pharmaceuticals in the laboratory, such as those using ozone, persulfate, and potassium permanganate as well as photolytic degradation procedures Procedures for drying organic solvents A discussion of the issues concerning nitrosamine formation during the destruction process, particularly when sodium hypochlorite is used A variety of indexes, including a general index, cross index of pharmaceuticals and destruction procedures, cross index of dyes and destruction procedures, and cross index of names for dyes and biological stains

Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory is of immense value to researchers in the laboratory by enabling them to quickly and efficiently get rid of residual amounts of hazardous chemicals when a series of experiments has ended. The procedures in the text can also be incorporated into laboratory protocols.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1119848806
• ISBN13: 9781119848806
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 880 Pages
• Weight: 3.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A collection of techniques for destroying a variety of hazardous chemicals

As if you couldn't guess, this is a textbook; it has the standard structure of a textbook, everything is laid out in logical order. The introduction and the further reading references are almost worth the price of the book itself. There are some unique indices in the back of the book, which I found myself actually slowing down and reading like a novel. I was especially interested in the pharmaceutical names and cross-referenced index, as I worked in the pharmaceutical industry at one time. I didn't work in the laboratory, but I did work with hazmat and environmental control. I worked in the aerospace industry, where we set up a lot of chem-milling and high-pressure rooms that contained Dow chemicals and fire tube furnaces that used corrosive materials. I also had NBC hazmat courses in the military. I found this book to be more specific on not only the chemicals that it describes the actual destruction procedures and principles of decontamination. I am embarrassed to say that I only recognize a fraction of the chemicals, but am amazed at how detailed this book is. Yes, it's targeted towards a specific group, as you can tell from the title; however, I can see it also is being very useful to parallel disciplines, and I am glad that I had the opportunity to peruse this book. One last observation is that most books expect you to have an extensive background to build on. This book is no different, but it does take the time to slow down to help you gain enough background to make what you learn here practical.