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K12 Standards

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North Carolina K-12 Science Standard Course of Study

9-12

Earth and Environmental Science

Earth and Human Activity

ESS.EES.5.5

Proper Waste Disposal

1。 廃棄物管理 <ol><li>ユーザーは、廃棄物を最小限に抑えるための努力をする必要があります。これを行う最良の方法は、発生する廃棄物の量を最小限に抑えられます、操作のスケールを減らすことによってです。化学物質の使用をより少なく有害化学物質に置き換えてください、可能な限りします</li>。
	<li>化学量は、最小限に抑える必要があります。だけ使用されるものに近い用語ストア</li>
	<li>防止や廃棄物の発生を最小限に抑え、以外にも化学物質がリサイクルや再利用のため回収します</li>。
	<li>廃棄物が生成されるとき、それする必要があります適切に廃棄されます。シンク処分は適さない場合があります常に、汚染飲料水を終わる可能性があります。処分の方法は、焼却・処理・処分を含む考慮されなければなりません。研究所 &#39; s EHS 事務所は、各種廃棄物の適切な処分方法を決定する相談必要があります</li>。
</ol> 2。廃棄物のコレクションとストレージ <ol><li>生成または任意の化学廃棄物管理、適切な個人用保護具 (PPE) を着用しなければならないと必要に応じて実装する必要がありますコントロールをエンジニア リングします</li>。
	<li>を収集し、指定された衛星蓄積領域に化学廃棄物または世代の点付近は保存します。この蓄積領域を簡単に識別できるもマーク必要があります</li>。
	<li>化学廃棄物が閉じられ、正しく装着英と互換性のある容器に保管しなければなりません。</li>
	<li>廃棄物容器は、化学組成、蓄積開始日付、および適切な危険警告を言及するラベルする必要があります。研究所 &#39; s EHS オフィスは通常これらの必要なラベルを提供します</li>。
	<li>互換性のない廃棄物型混合しないでくださいし、反応や発熱、ガスの発生を避けるために分ける必要があります</li>。
	<li>廃棄物容器は換気、冷たくて乾燥した領域でセカンダリ コンテナーに保管する必要があります</li>。
	<li>中央集積地区廃棄物容器は、火災や爆発の危険を避けるために接地すべき</li>。
	<li>廃棄物の発生を最も熟知している訓練を受けた研究者は、適切な廃棄物管理を確保するための EHS で動作するはずです</li>。
</ol> 3。廃棄注射器や針をシャープス <ol><li>化学的に汚染された針、注射器、カミソリの刃は適切なシャープス コンテナーの内部処分する必要があります</li>。
	<li>注射器や針は破棄されます研究所廃棄物 bin または一般廃棄物コンテナーにします</li>。
</ol> 4。ガラス リサイクル <ol><li>リサイクル ガラスは、埋め立て地で終わる廃棄物による汚染を減らす、環境にやさしい。すべての研究室がガラスに専用分別リサイクル箱を持つ必要があります</li>。
	<li>クリーン空のガラス瓶、壊れたガラスはリサイクルされることがあります。空のガラス瓶をきれいにするそれがする必要があります &#34; トリプル洗浄 &#34; 水または他の適当な溶剤と処分する前に風乾</li>。
	<li>化学的に汚染されたガラス製品サンプル チューブ、点滴、グラスウールなどが規制される廃棄物としての破棄されます</li>。
</ol> <div class="chapter_text"id="script_0"> 有害廃棄物、化学、医療または放射性、かどうかは多くの実験室で生成され、公衆衛生と環境の安全性を確保するため規制処分を必要とする。有害廃棄物処理の規制は、その最終目的地、オフサイト施設に廃棄に至るまでの世代の瞬間から施行される必要があります。すべての研究室の活動、廃棄物管理システムを開始する前に を考案する必要があります。これは、強制労働安全や健康の管理 OSHA ガイドライン研究所の環境、健康と安全、または EH &amp; S、オフィスによって確立します。このビデオは原則と適切な廃棄物処理の一般的な検査を説明します。</div> <div class="chapter_text"id="script_1"> 効率的な廃棄物の管理は、適切な廃棄物処理の重要な側面です。これが可能な化学物質、余剰の材料を再利用して最小限の量を使用して、廃棄物をリサイクルできます。発生した廃棄物標識によると分離された化学互換性がある必要があります、ヒューム フードやその他の換気の良い場所で格納されます。シャープ、ガラスなどの他の実験廃棄物は適切な容器に注意して廃棄しなければならない。今では我々 は適切な廃棄物処理の原則を議論して、実際の手順を見てみましょう。</div> <div class="chapter_text"id="script_2"> 該当する場合は、最小限に抑える化学廃棄物操作のスケールを減らすことによって。さらに、可能な限り危険の少ない試薬と化学物質を代用します。操作の規模だけでなく、短期的に使用する化学量だけを格納します。減らすことができますまた化学廃棄物、アセトンのような溶剤をリサイクルすることで蒸留を使用します。摩耗適切な個人用保護具など、白衣、ゴーグルし、閉鎖つま先の靴、長ズボン、手袋の化学廃棄物を処理するたびにします。プラスチック製やガラス瓶などの適当な容器に化学廃棄物を収集し、指定された衛星蓄積領域の生成の点近傍保存します。化学物質が追加されるとすぐに廃棄物容器を 貼付ラベル。化学物質とそのおおよその作品の完全な名前をラベルに書く。はまた、潜在的な熱やガスの形成を避けるためにハロゲン化、nonhalogenated、および水の廃棄物の別の容器を使用します。コンテナーが容量いっぱいになる、そこから彼らは、処分のため削除されます指定中央集積エリアに慎重に移動します。処分化学的に汚染された針、注射器、かみそりの刃、鋭利な廃棄物容器の中のシャープとして総称します。割れたガラスは、使用ピペット、試験管は、特殊なガラス廃棄物コンテナーを使用します。トリプル アセトン、水と再度アセトンで上昇後必要な場合空のボトルが再利用できます</div>。<div class="chapter_text"id="script_3"> ゼウスの適切な廃棄物処理の概要を見てきただけ。どのように廃棄物管理を理解する必要があります今化学と鋭利物廃棄物と処分のために保存する方法を収集します。見てくれてありがとう!</div>

研究所の廃棄物処理の基本指針を提供このドキュメントで。ユーザーが自分の所に準拠し、する必要があります &#39; s EHS オフィスさまざまな規則と基準を満たす廃棄物処理の適切な方法を決定します。研究所ユーザーはどのような廃棄物の認識する必要があります材料が生成されていると危険に公衆衛生または環境を置くことがありますそれ以外の場合、適切な廃棄物処理を決定する存在の危険性を慎重に査定する必要があります。問題どのように小規模または大規模な廃棄物の数量が処理される適切な PPE を着用しなければならない。
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適切な廃棄物処理

ロバート ・ m. Rioux と Taslima A. Zaman、ペンシルバニア州立大学、ペンシルバニア、ペンシルバニア
 自分の仕事中に生成される廃棄物の適切な処分する責任を負います。不適切な廃棄物処理が深刻な公衆衛生や、環境を危険にさらします。有害廃棄物の処理は、最終的な宛先のオフサイトの施設で、廃棄に至るまでの世代の瞬間から規制する必要があります。研究室活動の作業を開始する前に、廃棄物管理システムを考案する必要があります。ユーザーは自分の所の諸規則を遵守する必要があります &#39; s 開発・多様な法規などの基準を満たす適切な廃棄物管理システムを実装する環境、健康と安全 (EHS) のオフィスによって課せられた、労働安全と衛生管理局 (OSHA).

Robert M. Rioux and Taslima A. Zaman, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, PA

Users are responsible for the proper disposal of the waste ...

有害廃棄物は、化学廃棄物、医療廃棄物、放射性廃棄物など、多くの研究所で発生し、公衆衛生と環境の安全を確保するために規制された処分が必要です。有害廃棄物の取り扱いに関する規制は、発生の瞬間からオフサイトの最終目的地施設で処分されるまで実施されなければなりません。実験室での活動を開始する前に、廃棄物管理システムを考案する必要があります。これは、多くの場合、労働安全衛生局 (OSHA) によって課せられたガイドラインを施行する、研究所の環境衛生安全衛生 (EH&S) オフィスによって確立されます。このビデオでは、適切な廃棄物処理の原則と一般的な実験室手順について説明します。効率的な廃棄物管理は、適切な廃棄物処理の重要な側面です。これは、可能な限り最小限の化学物質を使用し、余剰材料を再利用し、廃棄物をリサイクルすることで達成できます。発生した廃棄物は、ラベルを貼付し、化学的適合性に従って分別し、ドラフトまたはその他の換気の良い場所に保管する必要があります。鋭利物やガラスなどの他の実験廃棄物は、適切な容器に注意して廃棄する必要があります。さて、適切な廃棄物処理の原則について説明したので、実際の手順を見てみましょう。該当する場合は、事業規模を縮小することにより、化学廃棄物を最小限にとどめます。さらに、可能な限り、化学物質を危険性の低い試薬に置き換えてください。運用の規模を最小限にすることに加えて、短期的に使用される化学量のみを保管します。また、蒸留を使用してアセトンなどの溶剤をリサイクルすることで、化学廃棄物を減らすこともできます。化学廃棄物を取り扱うときは、白衣、ゴーグル、手袋、長ズボン、つま先の閉じた靴などの適切な個人用保護具を着用してください。化学廃棄物は、プラスチック製のカーボーイやガラス瓶などの適切な容器に収集し、指定された衛星蓄積エリアの発生地点近くに保管します。化学物質が追加されたらすぐに廃棄物容器にラベルを貼ります。ラベルには、化学物質のフルネームとそのおおよその組成を記入してください。さらに、ハロゲン化廃棄物、非ハロゲン廃棄物、および水性廃棄物には別々の容器を使用して、潜在的な熱やガスの発生を防ぎます。コンテナがいっぱいになったら、指定された中央の蓄積エリアに慎重に移動し、そこから取り出して廃棄します。化学的に汚染された針、注射器、かみそりの刃(総称して鋭利物と呼ばれます)は、鋭利物廃棄物容器内に廃棄してください。割れたガラス、使用済みのピペット、試験管の場合は、専用のガラス廃棄物容器を使用してください。必要に応じて、空のボトルをアセトン、水、そして再びアセトンでトリプルライジングした後、再利用できます。JoVEの適切な廃棄物処理の紹介を見ました。これで、廃棄物管理、化学廃棄物と鋭利物廃棄物の収集方法、および廃棄のために保管する方法を理解する必要があります。ご覧いただきありがとうございます!

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JoVE Science Education

Basic Biology

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Lab Safety

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lab waste management and safety

Lab waste management and safety are essential parts of any laboratory activity. Waste generated during work must be handled correctly from the moment it is created until it reaches its final offsite disposal facility. Poor waste disposal can seriously harm public health and the environment.

A waste management system should be planned before any lab work begins. This system guides how waste is collected, stored, and prepared for removal. For hazardous waste, special rules apply because its handling must be regulated throughout the entire process.

Students and lab users must also follow their institution’s Environmental Health and Safety, or EHS, office. The EHS office develops and carries out waste management systems that meet different rules and standards. These include requirements set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA.

Lab Waste Management and Safety

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Choosing the right lab PPE is a key part of working safely in a laboratory. PPE, or personal protective equipment, helps reduce risk when hazards are present. Laboratory hazards can be many and varied. The right choice of PPE helps make the lab a safe place to work. Students should match their protective gear to the tasks and conditions in the lab. This topic focuses on selecting proper protection for the situation at hand. Wearing the correct PPE supports safer lab work and helps limit...

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Laboratory Chemical Spill Response Stations

Laboratory chemical spill response stations help protect people who are exposed to injurious or corrosive substances. In workplaces and school labs, OSHA requires emergency eyewash and shower stations to be easy to reach when these hazards are present. These stations are used after an accident that spills a harmful chemical on the body or splashes it into the eyes. The eyewash station helps rinse the eyes, while the shower station is used for chemicals on the skin or clothing. They are meant...

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Preventing Lab Electric Shock and Fires

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Safe Use of Lab Heat and Cold Sources

Safe use of lab heat and cold sources is an important part of laboratory work. Extreme temperatures are common in many lab tasks. They can involve both high heat and very low temperatures. Bunsen burners and hot plates are widely used in research labs and industry. A Bunsen burner is a gas burner that gives a direct flame. A hot plate is an electric device that warms containers without an open flame. Because these tools reach high temperatures, users need to follow safe handling procedures. <br...

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Lab Spill and Accident Response Basics

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Safe Chemical Labels and Storage Basics

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Mineral Acids in the Lab

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Chemical Spill Safety in the Lab

Chemical spill safety in the lab is essential whenever hazardous chemicals are used. Spills can happen at any time during laboratory work. Even a small spill can become dangerous if people are not prepared to respond quickly and correctly. Preparing for a chemical spill helps protect public health and the environment. Lab teams need to know how to respond to accidental releases of hazardous chemicals before an emergency happens. Safe cleanup also depends on proper disposal of the spilled...

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Autoclaving Lab Materials Safely

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fume hoods and laminar flow cabinets

Airflow Controls for Safer Lab Workspaces

Fume hoods and laminar flow cabinets are airflow controls used in laboratories. They both rely on a constant stream of air to protect the lab environment and the people in it. These systems work in similar ways, but they serve different purposes. A fume hood is a ventilation system that helps reduce exposure to hazardous vapors, fumes, and particles. Air is drawn into the hood opening, which helps keep harmful substances inside the workspace. The air is then pulled out through the exhaust. A...

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Schlenk Line Setup for Inert Atmospheres

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proper operation of vacuum based equipment

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Vacuum Pumps for Laboratory Procedures

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Glovebox Atmosphere and Sample Transfer

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Safe Use of Pressure Vessels in Chemistry

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Lab Cleaning Methods for Biosafety

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proper waste disposal

Lab waste management and safety are essential parts of any laboratory activity. Waste generated during work must be handled correctly from the moment it is created until it reaches its final offsite disposal facility. Poor waste disposal can seriously harm public health and the environment. A waste management system should be planned before any lab work begins. This system guides how waste is collected, stored, and prepared for removal. For hazardous waste, special rules apply because its...

lab safety

このコレクションは、危険な物質や機器を扱う際に従うべき安全ガイドラインを提供します。これは、PPE(個人用防護具)、電気安全、一般的な緊急ガイドラインなどの普遍的なトピックス、ならびに化学および生物学の実験室に特異的な安全手順を含んでいます。

Learn why lab waste must be managed from creation to final disposal, and how EHS and OSHA rules help protect health and the environment.

Lab Waste Management and Safety | JoVE K12

Louisiana Student Standards for Science

High School

Earth Science

Human Sustainability

HS-ESS3-4

Virginia  Standards of Learning

HIgh School

ES.6

ES.6.a

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

Earth Systems Science

112.49.c.13.

112.49.c.13.A.

Specialised Topic in Science

112.51.c.1.

112.51.c.1.C.

Florida Department of Education

Life Science

SC.912.L.17

SC.912.L.17.14

Biology

BIO.1

BIO.1.C

Chemistry and Physics

IPC.1

IPC.1.C

new-york-state-science-learning-standards

New York State Science Learning Standards

engineering-technology-and-applications-of-science

Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Engineering Design

HS-ETS1-2.

HS-ETS1-3.

HS-ETS1-4.

Earth and Space Sciences

HS-ESS3-3.

HS-ESS3-4.

Robert Rioux

Overview

Principles of Proper Waste Disposal

Procedure for Waste Handling

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Habitat fragmentation describes the division of a more extensive, continuous habitat into smaller, discontinuous areas. Human activities such as land ...

Analyze and interpret data to explain the impacts of land use on Earth's systems.

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Water Quality Analysis via Indicator Organisms

Source: Laboratories of Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba -The University of Arizona
Demonstrating Author: Luisa Ikner
Water quality analysis monitors ...

Nutrients in Aquatic Ecosystems

Source: Laboratories of Margaret Workman and Kimberly Frye - Depaul University
Nitrogen and phosphorus are essential plant nutrients found in aquatic ...

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Turbidity and Total Solids in Surface Water

Source: Laboratories of Margaret Workman and Kimberly Frye - Depaul University
Turbidity and total solids are related measurements addressing clarity of ...

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Environmental Applications of Microorganisms

Microorganisms play a pivotal role in maintaining ecosystem balance by recycling essential elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, as well as ...

Dissolved Oxygen in Surface Water

Source: Laboratories of Margaret Workman and Kimberly Frye - Depaul University
Dissolved oxygen (DO) measurements calculate the amount of gaseous oxygen ...

The Water Cycle

The Earth&rsquo;s hydrosphere includes all of the areas where the storage and movement of water occurs. Since water is the basis of all living processes, ...

Biodiversity and Human Values

Human civilization relies on biodiversity in many ways. Sudden changes in species biodiversity result in environmental changes that can modify weather ...

Analyze and interpret data to evaluate how human use of ground and surface waters impacts water quality and availability in river basins, wetlands, estuaries, and aquifers.

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Measuring Tropospheric Ozone

Source: Laboratories of Margaret Workman and Kimberly Frye - Depaul University
Ozone is a form of elemental oxygen (O3), a molecule of three oxygen atoms ...

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Determination Of NOx in Automobile Exhaust Using UV-VIS Spectroscopy

Source: Laboratories of Margaret Workman and Kimberly Frye - Depaul University
In the troposphere, ozone is naturally formed when sunlight splits nitrogen ...

What is Weather?

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Weather refers to the current state of atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place. Weather is temporary and is influenced by the ...

The Sulfur Cycle

Sulfur, an important element in the chemical makeup of proteins, is recycled through the atmosphere and aquatic and terrestrial environments. Found in the ...

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Design Example: Sustainability in Concrete Building

A construction firm specializing in concrete buildings constructed a sustainable commercial building.&#160;
The various sustainable practices incorporated ...

The Efficient Level of Pollution

Producing goods often results in pollution as a byproduct, but eliminating all pollution isn&#39;t practical. Doing so would mean halting the production ...

Construct an argument to evaluate the ways that human activities influence atmospheric composition.

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Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Source: Laboratories of Margaret Workman and Kimberly Frye - Depaul University
The United States consumes a large amount of energy &#8211; the current ...

Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

Source: Tamara M. Powers, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&#38;M University
Today&#39;s modern world requires the use of a large amount of energy. While ...

Energy

The universe is composed of matter in different forms, and all forms of matter contain energy.&#160; The different forms of energy on Earth originate from ...

Construct an argument to evaluate the benefits and trade-offs of using non-renewable or renewable energy sources for electricity production and transportation fuels.

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Green Marketing

Green marketing is about promoting products or services by highlighting their environmental advantages.
These products or services are produced and ...

The Efficient Amount of Recycling I

In an imaginary town, Greendale, residents carelessly dispose of recyclable plastics due to minimal additional trash pickup fees, leading to recyclable ...

The Efficient Amount of Recycling II

In the town of Greendale, tackling the recyclable plastic waste issue with price or quantity mechanisms, such as a disposal fee, quota, or disposable ...

Bioremediation

Bioremediation is the use of prokaryotes, fungi, or plants to remove pollutants from the environment. This process has been used to remove harmful toxins ...

Construct an argument to evaluate potential solutions that will ensure sustainable consumption of Earth's resources.

Community Diversity

Populations do not live in isolation; thus, every population interacts with others in certain ways. These interactions give rise to a network of ...

What is Conservation Biology?

Conservation biology is a scientific field that focuses on the preservation of biodiversity in order to protect ecosystems while meeting the needs of the ...

Construct an argument to evaluate a range of solutions to mitigate impacts of human activities on Earth's systems.

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Evaluate how human consumption patterns impact Earth's systems.

Lab Waste Management and Safety

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