Storage and Shelf Life of Reagents

Policies and practices for reducing the waste volume generated in the laboratory and for avoiding special disposal problems should be an integral part of the waste management plan. 

The planning of every experiment should include 1) consideration of the hazardous properties of the starting materials 2) the disposal of leftover starting materials and 3) the disposal of the products and byproducts that will be generated. The worker and the management should ask the following before any processing or chemical operations  

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