Halogenated Waste (any organic chemical that contains F, Cl, Br, or I)

Chloroform (Cl) Aqueous Waste – Predominantly Water-Based

Benzalkonium Chloride (Cl) Buffers (water-based)
Bromophenol blue (Br) Sulfuric Acid
Crystal violet (Cl) Hydrochloric Acid
Eosin (Br) Acetic Acid
Methylene Chloride (Cl) Nitric Acid
Methylene blue (Cl) Phosphate buffered saline (PBS)
Safranin (Cl) Sodium Hydroxide
Any alcohol <24% (Ethanol, Isopropanol, Methanol, 2-Propanol, etc)
Non-Halogenated Waste (organic solvents that do not contain F, Cl, Br, ***(Sewer disposal is allowed for alcohols containing <24%, if
or I) alcohol is the only hazardous constituent)
Acetone
Acetonitrile Solid Waste
Bis / Tris solutions Silica Gel
Cyclohexane Magnesium Sulfate
DAPI Sodium Bicarbonate
DMSO Sodium Sulfate
EDTA Calcium Chloride
Ethyl Alcohol ≥24%
Ethyl Ether Separate Waste Streams for each of these
Fluorescein Ethidium Bromide gels and contaminated filters (solutions may go through
Hematoxylin filtration)
HEPES Osmuim-containing products (Osium Tetroxide, Osmium Dioxide)
Hexanes Mercury-contaminated debris
Hybridization buffer (sodium dodecyl sulfate / sodium phosphate dibasic Formaldehyde, Formalin, or Paraformaldehyde aqueous solutions
buffer) Chromium-containing solutions
Isopropyl Acetate Lead-containing solutions
Isopropyl Alcohol ≥24%
Methanol ≥24%
Oil Red O
Petroleum Ether (mineral spirits)
Phenol
2-Propanol ≥24%
TEMED
tert-Butanol
Tetrahydrofuran
Toluene
TAE
Tris base
Tris borate (TBE)
Xylene cyanol