{"id":115,"date":"2020-02-14T09:45:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T14:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/environmental-health-and-safety\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2024-09-17T14:10:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T18:10:42","slug":"biological","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/environmental-health-and-safety\/hazardous-waste\/biological\/","title":{"rendered":"Biological Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar-right is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Biological waste is defined as any waste derived from a living thing or that comes into contact with living things. Clark University&#8217;s laboratories do not handle any infectious agents, and all the biohazards produced can be treated with either a 10% bleach solution or by autoclaving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bleaching\">Bleaching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ideal for the clean up of a biological spill. Please note that bleached materials cannot be autoclaved. Dispose of bleached waste by placing it in the regular trash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Autoclaving<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any solid, semisolids and contaminated materials should be placed inside a hazardous waste bag. The bag must be sealed and labeled before it is brought to Chris Ewald in The Lasry Center for Bioscience (Room 135) for autoclaving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:302px\"><nav class=\"is-responsive  is-vertical wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Hazardous Waste\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 7.5h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 15h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container\"  id=\"modal-1\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\"\n\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m13.06 12 6.47-6.47-1.06-1.06L12 10.94 5.53 4.47 4.47 5.53 10.94 12l-6.47 6.47 1.06 1.06L12 13.06l6.47 6.47 1.06-1.06L13.06 12Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\"\n\t\t\t id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container is-responsive  is-vertical wp-block-navigation\"><ul class=\"wp-block-page-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item wp-block-navigation-item open-on-hover-click\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/environmental-health-and-safety\/hazardous-waste\/biological\/\">Biological Waste<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item wp-block-navigation-item open-on-hover-click\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/environmental-health-and-safety\/hazardous-waste\/chemical-waste\/\">Chemical Waste<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item wp-block-navigation-item open-on-hover-click\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/environmental-health-and-safety\/hazardous-waste\/ethidium-bromide-waste\/\">Ethidium Bromide Waste<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group contact-box has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\"><div class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Contact Information<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-environmental-health-and-safety\">Environmental Health and Safety<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns contact-details is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\"><div class=\"eyebrow black has-text-align-left\">Office Location<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"icon map\">Arthur M. Sackler Sciences Center<br>Room S108<br>Worcester, MA 01610<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"icon tel\">1-508-793-7280<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"icon fax\">1-508-793-7117<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"icon mail\"><a href=\"mailto:ehs@clarku.edu\">ehs@clarku.edu<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"icon mail\">Chemical Safety Officer: <a href=\"mailto:sgelinas@clarku.edu\">sgelinas@clarku.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column col-links is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\"><div class=\"eyebrow black has-text-align-left\">helpful links<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/map\" style=\"--clarku-button-color:var(--clarku-color-brand)\" class=\"clarku-button has-clark-red-color  clarku-button-arrow\">Campus Maps<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/emergency-management-and-campus-assistance\/\" style=\"--clarku-button-color:var(--clarku-color-brand)\" class=\"clarku-button has-clark-red-color  clarku-button-arrow\">Camus Emergency Phone Locations<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.osha.gov\/\" style=\"--clarku-button-color:var(--clarku-color-brand)\" class=\"clarku-button has-clark-red-color  clarku-button-arrow\">Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiha.org\/\" style=\"--clarku-button-color:var(--clarku-color-brand)\" class=\"clarku-button has-clark-red-color  clarku-button-arrow\">American Industrial Hygiene Association<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biological waste is defined as any waste derived from a living thing or that comes into contact with living things. 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