We save all our vermiculite that chemicals are packed in. I like to include a box of the this in the spill kits. It is good for organic solvents and it's free! Sammye Margaret Rakas wrote: > Hi, > > We're setting up a new 'wet' science building and while we have 'spill kits' here, I would like to find out what others find useful to keep on hand and deal with: > > 1) Small (1 gallon or less) solvent spills --acetone, ethanol, the like > > 2) Acid/base spills > > I am particularly interested whether you have chosen to go with the 'universal' sorbent pads OR instead use a powder that (at least in the case of acid/base spills) neutralizes. I can see the benefit from a powder for flammable spills--there isn't the issue of packaging a solvent-soaked combustible pad for safety, until the next lab pack--but I would think that using a neutralizing agent pretty much means the vapors are going to lead you into respirator use. > > Any products or methods you've loved, please let me know! > Many thanks, > Margaret > > > Margaret A. Rakas, Ph.D. > Manager, Inventory & Regulatory Affairs > Clark Science Center > Smith College > Northampton, MA. 01063 > p: 413-585-3877 > f: 413-585-3786 >
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