Robots are taking over the dirty work of sorting through our trash and turning it into valuable resources. And not just any robots, but smart robots that use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify ...

Biohazardous agent refers to an agent that is biological in nature, capable of self-replication, and has the capacity to produce deleterious effects upon biological organisms. Biohazardous agents ...

In contrast to common perceptions, plastic is in no way near one material. Rather, it is a combination of many materials (polymers) with different chemical compounds and additives such as pigments or ...

MINSK, 4 November (BelTA) – Svetlana Shestovskaya, a department head with the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor), spoke at length about what ...

Today is January 31, the end of Zero Waste Month, observed yearly based on Proclamation No. 760 which highlights the urgent need to reduce waste generation and strengthen the implementation of the ...

MINSK, 13 November (BelTA) – Around 900 types of waste are recycled in Belarus, Olga Sazonova, Head of the Waste Management Department at the Belarusian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental ...

All hazardous chemical waste containers must be labeled with the contents. Labels are available and instructions are listed on the back. Failure to list the contents can lead to a material becoming an ...

Daily solvent use is pretty much a given in a synthetic chemistry lab. In academic laboratories, it’s such an ingrained part of research that chemists might forget that solvents can be serious safety ...