Laboratory Waste Management

A Guidebook
Second Edition

ACS Task Force on Laboratory and Chemical Waste Management

Since the first edition of this book was published in

1994, state and federal agencies have increased
Features:
enforcement of their hazardous waste disposal laws
• Written by a group of laboratory waste
in laboratories. The enforcement actions resulting
management experts
from these inspections have changed the
• Compiles everything laboratory staff
perspective of many hazardous waste managers
needs to know about laboratory waste
about what constitutes a “compliant program”.
management
These changes have prompted the preparation of
this 2nd Edition. This revision is intended to
provide all levels of laboratory staff a guide for
managing laboratory chemical wastes in
compliance with federal and state environmental
regulations. New chapters have been added, all
have been updated, and additional resources have
been included to address changes in regulations
and regulatory interpretations.

The ACS Task Force on Laboratory Chemical

and Waste Management supports the Joint Board/
Council Committee on Chemical Safety in the
advancement of safety, health, and environmental
stewardship in chemical laboratories. This is done
by monitoring federal and state law- and rule-
making, informing laboratory professionals to help
them understand and comply with environmental
health and safety (EHS) requirements, and
inspiring good laboratory EHS management
practices.

July 2012 256 pp.

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