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Lab Safety is our top priority at LabSafetyShop.com but we do realize that no one is perfect and that mistakes can be made. The most important thing is to learn from your mistakes and practice lab safety and have it on your mind 24/7. Here are some of the top mistakes made in a lab and that is definite "no-no's" and solutions for each of them. Feel free to leave a comment below on a lab mistake or suggestion.   1. Not Following Instructions  Always read and re-read instructions to make sure you know about the experiment and so you can follow lab safety.  2....

 Article Written by Isabella Granara Per the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the effects of hazardous waste can include cancer, birth defects, physiological/physical malfunctions, and behavioral abnormalities. And these are just the known effects of hazardous materials. When lab workers work with any materials like these every day, they should be able to store them safely and effectively for themselves and others around them. Safety and Storage Cabinets are extremely important in any laboratory and can protect lab workers from these hazardous materials. They can store materials such as combustibles, pesticides, flammables, corrosives, etc. They are also useful for organization,...

Today at LabSafetyShop.com I intend to inform you of uses of Syringe Filters in the laboratory environment. These types of filters are extremely popular product for our customers. There are many types of syringe filters that Fox Life Sciences provides for sale such as hydrophilic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), hydrophobic PTFE, glass fiber, nylon, polyethersulfone (PES), polypropylene, and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). Just as there are as many different kinds of syringe filters there are as many uses for them. Here are the top 5 uses for Syringe Filters: 1. Syringe filters may be used to remove particles from a sample. 2. Syringe filters...

User Friendly, Innovative and Affordable Carboys  If you've spent any time in a laboratory at all, you know that products within may or may not be helpful. Foxx Life Sciences spent some serious quality time researching the trials and tribulations of lab work and came up with many innovative lab supplies. One of these, is the EZgrip™ Carboy. EZgrip™ Carboys are an advanced fluid handling system developed with and for the end-user. With an ergonomically designed easy to grip body, coupled with Foxx's VersaCap® technology provides the user with an easy-to-use and easy-to-clean carboy. The EZgrip™ HDPE Carboy is made from a...

If you use a lot of aerosol cans and are looking for an easier, cheaper and greener way to dispose of them, check out our Aerosolv® System for recycling aerosol cans! This system can turn those spent aerosol cans to recyclable steel. How it works: The puncturing unit relieves pressure and empties the spent aerosol cans. The filter removes liquids and adsorbs odors The Cans can then be recycled as scrap metals The Aerosolv® System for recycling aerosol cans: Accepts series 200, 300, and 6 oz. cans (Max. height of 8.5”) Can collect over 4000 spent aerosol cans in just one...