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Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals
acute toxicity, 36 , 41 , 42
carcinogenicity, 43 , 44
Animal waste, 7 , 60 , 151 , 152 , 156 , 158 , 159 , 232
Annual Report on Carcinogens , 43 , 44 , 203
Anosmia, 42
ANSI, see American National Standards Institute
Aprons, 26 , 132 , 133
Aqua ammonia, see Ammonium hydroxide
Aqueous solutions, 85 , 148 , 152 , 155
Argentum, see Silver and silver compounds
Argon, 40 , 98 , 128
Armored hoods, 99
Aromatic amines, 45 , 162
Aromatic hydrocarbons, 41 , 45
Arsenic hydride, see Arsine
Arsenic trihydride, see Arsine
Arsine , 262-263
Asbestos, 37
Ascarite, 102
ASHRAE, see American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers.
See also ASHRAE/ANSI standards.
ASHRAE/ANSI standards, 180 , 181 , 212
Asphyxiants and asphyxiation, 40 , 57 , 104 , 128 , 129 , 194
Aspirators, 57 , 112 , 130
Atomic Energy Act, 152 , 201
Audits, see Inspections and audits
Autoclaves and autoclaving, 101 , 125 , 127 , 151 , 158
multihazardous waste, 6 , 7 , 151 , 156 , 157 , 159
Autoignition temperature, 48 . Note: Information about specific chemicals (indicated by boldface) is included in the Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries.
Autooxidation, 54 , 55
Azabenzene, see Pyridine
Azides, 54 , 58 , 96 , 102 , 165
Azimethylene, see Diazomethane
Azine, see Pyridine
B
Back injuries, 57 , 60 , 121
Bar code labeling, 5 , 10 , 70
Barriers and barricades, 91 , 92 , 98 , 99 , 111
Bases, see Alkalis and bases
Benzene , 37 , 41 , 46 , 67 , 264-265
Benzol, see Benzene
Benzylic halides, 40
Biodegradation, 160
Biohazards, 6 , 7 , 23 , 60 , 67 , 93-94 , 151
Biological safety cabinets (BSCs), 194
Biological waste
disposal, 6 , 7 , 94 , 151
disposal regulations, 6 , 7 , 151
see also Multihazardous waste
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories , 60 , 93-94 , 194
Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal of Infectious Materials , 94 , 194
Birth defects, see Developmental toxicity
Bis(chloromethyl)ether, 36 , 284
Blankets, 89 , 137
Boiling eruptions, 56 , 97-98 , 117
Boiling points, 32 , 48 , 128
Borane, see Diborane
Boroethane, see Diborane
Boron fluoride, see Boron trifluoride
Boron halides, 105
Boron hydride, see Diborane
Boron trifluoride , 266-267
Bourdon tubes, 125
Brain, 40 , 104
Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards , 34 , 46
Bromine , 39 , 268-269
Bromine cyanide, see Cyanogen bromide
Bromocyanogen, see Cyanogen bromide
Building codes, 72 , 212
Bulk quantities, 4 , 64 , 67 , 100 , 101
Bunsen burners, 51 , 95
Burns, 38 , 39 , 40 , 84 , 87 , 89 , 129
Butanone, see Methyl ethyl ketone tert-Butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP), 270-271
Butyllithiums , 272-273
C
Cadmium, 77
Calcium hydride, 164
Calcium hypochlorate, 161
Calcium oxide, 40
Calorimetry, 97
Cancer, 39 , 40 , 61 ,
see also Carcinogens
Canopy hoods, 190-191
Capacitors, 59 , 109 , 112
Carbolic acid, see Phenol
Carbon bisulfide, see Carbon disulfide
Carbon dioxide, 40 , 67 , 134
Carbon disulfide (CS 2 ) , 37 , 48 , 95 , 102 , 274-275
Carbon monoxide (CO) , 37 , 40 , 41 , 58 , 96 , 124 , 276-277
Carbon oxychloride, see Phosgene
Carbon tetrachloride , 103 , 278-279
Carbonyl chloride, see Phosgene
Carcinogens, 33 , 40 , 45 , 61
exposure factors, 36 , 37
in Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries, 43
in Material Safety Data Sheets, 32
"select", 41 , 43-44 , 203-204 , 221
Card files, 69
Carts, 60 , 68 , 84 , 122
CAS, see Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers
Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons , 34
Catalog of Teratogenic Agents , 34 , 46
Catalysts, 54 , 56 , 57 , 96 , 101-102 , 103 , 165
Cathodes, 58
Caustic potash, see Potassium hydroxide
Caustics, see Corrosives and corrosivity
Caustic soda, see Sodium hydroxide
CD-ROM disks, 31 , 35
Celite, 66
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 60 , 156
Central nervous system, see Neurotoxicity
Centrifuges, 119 , 127
Chemical Abstracts (CA) database, 35
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
Registry Numbers, 35 , 69 , 71
Chemical hygiene officers, 31 , 43 , 219 , 226
Chemical Hygiene Plans (CHPs), 8 , 19 , 31 , 55 , 57 , 87 , 202-203 , 204 , 219 , 222-223 , 225-226 , 227-230
Chemical Information Systems (CIS), 35
Chemical properties
information sources, 33 , 34
in Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries, 33
in Material Safety Data Sheets, 31 , 32
Chemical Safety Data Sheets , 33-34
"Chemophobia," 2 , 17
Chlorinated hydrocarbons, 41 , 102
Chlorine , 39 , 54 , 96 , 102 , 280-281
Chlorine trifluoride, 105
Chloroform , 103 , 282-283
Chloroformyl chloride, see Phosgene
Chloromethyl methyl ether , 43-44 , 284-285
Chlorotrimethylstannane, see Trimethyltin chloride