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Brochure on Managing Hazardous Waste in Laboratories

Pamphlet containing basic information about the alternative requirements for hazardous waste determination and accumulation of unwanted material for laboratories owned by eligible academic entities found in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 262, Subpart K.

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Improve Environmental Performance in Academic Laboratories Managing Laboratory Hazardous Waste An Introduction to the Academic Laboratories Rule Subpart K (PDF)(6 pp, 195 K, EPA 530-F-09-0)