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Chemical wastes are hazardous and harmful to living objects. Every industry extract wide chemical wastes that are gathered in a confined area to avoid environment hazards. The chemical wastes are segregated into many divisions for safety storage and transport like Acidic inorganic substances, Alkali ne inorganic, Halogen poor and rich organic and Special wastes. Acidic-inorganic wastes are treated using physiochemical methods like detoxification, neutralization and dewatering. The Special wastes can be recycled and reused e.g. batteries, metal precipitates etc. wastes posing exceptional risks are like concentrated acids, toxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic substances, waste contaminated with pathogens, explosives etc. Waste chemicals are collected, packaged, and transported using lab-packs, which is an open-headed drum, packed with compatible materials or with small quantities of specific chemicals. These items are packed in a safe layer using a suitable packing material, which acts as an insulator, buffer and absorbent. A lab-pack is self-contained, sealed and secured by a lid, ring and bolt. Each chemical waste in a lab pack is inventoried including generic name, container size, actual volume and container type and chemical group.
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