Substances with a Hazardous Nature but May Have Potential Educational Utility
These chemicals should be removed from the schools if alternatives can be used. For those that must be retained, amounts should be kept to a minimum. These are appropriate for advanced-level High School classes only. This following list was generated from the Manual of Safety and Health Hazards in the School Science Laboratory published by […]
Substances with Greater Hazardous Nature Than Educational Utility
Chemicals used in the laboratory may be hazardous because of the following: Safety risks (i.e., highly flammable or explosive material) Acute and chronic health hazards Environmental harm Impairment of indoor air quality Assessment of the chemicals in this list indicates that their hazardous nature is greater than their potential usefulness in many school programs. Evaluation […]