Chemical waste management in the State University of Distance Education: Chemical Management Office’s approaches.

 

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Autores: Montero Miranda, Eric, Rios Badilla, Eduard
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2020
Descripción:This work describes the strategies used by the Chemical Management Office within the Laboratory Program (PROLAB) of the State University of Distance Education (UNED) for the management of hazardous chemical waste generated, product of the academic activity of scientific courses, as well as the various research centers and projects attached to the university. As part of the responsibilities of this unit, the treatment of around 208 L and 75 kg per year of chemical waste takes places, being classified in six categories in order to be identified, segregated, stored and managed. The principal waste identified was the heavy metal liquid waste. In addition, about 60 L of acidic and basic substances are neutralized, and a thousand contaminated containers are sent to an authorized agent for treatment. This paper concludes with some future perspectives for the appropriate chemical waste management.
País:Portal de Revistas UNED
Institución:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/2859
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/repertorio/article/view/2859
Palabra clave:residuo químico
gestión de residuos
gestión química
sustancias peligrosas
tratamiento
chemical waste
waste management
chemical management
hazardous substances
treatment