1% of chemicals end up on benches in undergrad labs
By 
Angeli Mehta2019-09-23T08:51:00
First effort to quantify spillages points way to improving chemical handling
Undergraduate chemistry students doing a practical lab at York University spilt around 1% of the volume of chemicals they handled. In the worst cases students spilled 10% of the total volume, although many spilled little according to research by the department’s safety officer. The safety officers also found that simple feedback could substantially improve undergrads’ chemical handling skills.