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Aqueous Solvent Waste

  • Aqueous waste = predominantly water based, where water has been used as the solvent to dissolve a substance(s)  e.g. toxic compound toxic to the environment
  • Innocuous aqueous waste solutions (e.g. solutions of sodium chloride, dilute acids and alkalis) may be poured down the sink
  • Hierarchy of solvent disposal: halogenated > flammable > aqueous
  • REACTIVE SUBSTANCES (e.g. concentrated acids, alkalis, peroxides, oxidising & reducing agents) MUST NOT be mixed in an aqueous waste container.  These are collected separately as ‘individual chemical waste’
  • Use PLASTIC or PLASTIC COATED GLASS bottles for ‘AQUEOUS’ waste.