Hazardous wastes: Give US laboratories a break
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As do many industries, colleges and universities encounter thorny problems in dealing with hazardous wastes. Industry and academia alike are saddled with the rising cost of waste management and face perpetual liability for costs of waste cleanup. Unlike many industries, however, colleges and universities generate small amounts of waste, most, but by no means all of which is generated in laborat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/305086a0