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Many of the chemical wastes used from teaching and research related experiments at
laboratories of educational institutions is becoming a concern. Some of the chemical
wastes such as solvents, chemicals, products of synthesis that toxicity is unknown
were listed harmful and a pollutant to the environment, others are highly toxic and
hazardous that should be properly disposed and treated (Nascimento & Filho, 2010)
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Just like the amount of hazardous wastes produced from chemical laboratories around
a town in south of Luzon, 1 to 10 liters per year of liquid wastes that is hazardous such
as acids and alkali wastes and less than 1 liter a year of other wastes like plating liquid
wastes also 1 kg per year of solid wastes. Managing wastes from chemical laboratories
of a university and also other establishments should be collected and treated after.
Right waste management should be practiced inside the laboratories to lessen unknown
toxics from unknown disposed mixed chemicals. (Gonzales & Rosenda, 2019)
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Chemicals such as mercury, cyanide, asbestos, ozone depleting substances and
polychlorinated biphenyls and lead, were regulated by DENR-EMB as a threat to human
health and also to environment.
Casual contact with hazardous wastes is prone to non-Hodgkin lymphoma, asthma,
congenital anomalies and neural tube anomalies, low birth weight or premature birth,
also breast and testis cancer (Fazzo, Minichilli, Santoro et al., 2017)
Improperly management of chemical wastes may contaminate water streams which can
cause serious damages not only to humans but also to aquatic life.

Chemical wastes such as solvents, chemicals, and products of synthesis used from
teaching and research related experiments at laboratories of educational institutions
were listed harmful and a pollutant to the environment, others are highly toxic and
hazardous that should be properly disposed and treated (Nascimento & Filho, 2010).
Chemical wastes comprise of complex compounds and may contain highly reactive
radicals which can cause serious damages to humans and also to aquatic life. This kind
of waste is a broad term which must be categorized according to its reactivity,
ignatability, corrosivity, and toxicity. Most of the chem

This list includes:[3] compounds with transitional metals, biocides, cyanides, mineral

oils and hydrocarbons, poisonous organosilicon compounds, metal
phosphides, phosphorus element, and fluorides and nitrites.
Moreover, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prohibits disposing certain materials down
any UVM drain.[6] Including flammable liquids, liquids capable of causing damage to wastewater
facilities (this can be determined by the pH), highly viscous materials capable of causing an
obstruction in the wastewater system, radioactive materials, materials that have or create a strong
odor, wastewater capable of significantly raising the temperature of the system,
and pharmaceuticals or endocrine disruptors.
Broken glassware are usually collected in plastic-lined cardboard boxes for landfilling. Due to
contamination, they are usually not suitable for recycling. Similarly, used hypodermic needles are
collected as sharps and are incinerated as medical waste.

The characteristics of chemical wastes must be known for the categorization.

There are four characteristics chemical wastes may have to be considered as hazardous. These
are Ignitability, Corrosivity, Reactivity, and Toxicity. This type of hazardous waste must be
categorized as to its identity, constituents, and hazards so that it may be safely handled and
managed.[2] Chemical waste is a broad term and encompasses many types of materials.

Some of the chemical wastes that toxicity is unknown