PlastChem is the most comprehensive global overview of plastic-related chemicals to date. It identifies over 12,600 ...

The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Office is responsible for properly disposing of chemical waste generated by laboratories and other campus operations. The following information should assist ...

Among the chemicals raising the greatest alarm are PFAS compounds, often called “forever chemicals” because they persist in ...

What is "Waste to Chemicals"? Waste to Chemicals refers to transforming wastes and residues to energy, fuels and other useful, valuable materials. How It Relates to Green Chemistry: Finite fossil ...

Diplomats negotiating guidelines for an international convention on hazardous wastes this month in Switzerland debated a new section on the “chemical recycling” of plastic debris fouling the global ...

UB engineering researcher Nirupam Aich set out to study the hazards of electronic waste recycling after learning about illegal shipments of this waste from developed countries, such as the United ...

Five-gallon plastic pails holding a toxic chemical linked to cancer sat for years on the shelves of a fire department in south-central Wisconsin. Finally, in a heralded statewide cleanup, they were ...

All hazardous chemical waste containers must be labeled with the contents. Labels are available and instructions are listed on the back. Failure to list the contents can lead to a material becoming an ...

International chemicals negotiators began a biennial meeting today in Geneva, Switzerland, to decide how the global community should deal with certain toxic chemicals, including pesticides and some ...