| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.45 |
| Liaison | Austin Sutherland |
| Submission Date | May 1, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Pennsylvania
OP-T2-41: Chemical Reuse Inventory
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.25 / 0.25 |
Has the institution implemented a campus-wide inventory system to facilitate the reuse of laboratory chemicals?:
A brief description of the program:
With assistance from the Penn Green Fund, the Office of Environmental Health and Radiation Safety (EHRS) at Penn offers University laboratories access to chemical inventory software to help research faculty manage their chemical storage. The inventory system acts to greatly improve the ability of individual laboratories to efficiently manage the purchase of hazardous chemicals and reduce the University's hazardous waste stream. The CISPro® inventory software is provided by ChemSW, a world leader in providing chemical inventory software support. CISPro® Chemical Inventory System is a high-performance, relational database system for tracking chemicals and other laboratory supplies. EHRS provides in-lab assistance and training to new users of the system.
Most of the solvent waste generated at Penn is blended with similar materials and is used as a fuel for the kilns at cement manufacturing plants.
EHRS also sends many other waste streams for recycling. These recycled waste streams include mercury and mercury containing equipment, rechargeable batteries, fluorescent light tubes & lead. Most other chemical reagents are sent for thermal incineration at an approved hazardous waste treatment facility.
The website URL where information about the practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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