HELPÙ EtBr disposal

[Mayumi Yagi]

hi, Adela,

There was a long thread about this recently; you might want to check out 
the archives.  The way we've been getting rid of EtBr is to adsorb it on 
activated charcoal:  If your solutions are dilute (i.e., gel staining 
solutions), simply add activated charcoal (approximately 1/10 volume of 
the solution you're cleaning up) and your solution, mix thoroughly, and 
let sit for an hour or so.  Filter out the charcoal (which should have 
the EtBr) and incinerate.  The liquid can be dumped down the drain.  We 
also incinerate EtBr-stained gels, and contaminated centrifuge tubes and 
plastic pipets.  Most hospitals (in the U.S., anyway) either incinerate 
their medical wastes or sendit out to be incinerated.

On Fri, 22 Sep 1995 TORRES at vm.ci.uv.es wrote:

>      Hi everybody,
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>      Does anybody know a safe way for disposal of EtBr? In the lab I'm working
> in they simply dilute it in water, but if there's a better way, I'd like to
> know about it. The problem is that we have no easy access to places in which
> they can treat it, so we have to manage the disposal on our own. I'd welcome
> any kind of suggestion, thanks.
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>                                           Adela Torres
>                                        (Valencia, Spain)
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