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- 06 Jun 2023, 11:43
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Radioactive isotopes
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10379
Re: Radioactive isotopes
Where did the directive come from? I haven't seen or heard anything (private school, nsw). I just bought a new one this year!
- 06 Jun 2023, 10:22
- Forum: Biology, Physics...
- Topic: Disposal of used agar plates
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18930
Re: Disposal of used agar plates
Taken from Science Assist, Microwave ovens Microwave ovens are not a suitable alternative to an autoclave or laboratory pressure cooker as they do not provide moist heat in the form of steam under pressure and therefore, will not sterilise. Microwaves penetrate unevenly and there can be ‘hot spots’...
- 05 Jun 2023, 15:20
- Forum: Biology, Physics...
- Topic: Disposal of used agar plates
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18930
Re: Disposal of used agar plates
I think I'd better not use the microwave, as the Science staff use it for food. (it's in my prep room but they heat their lunch in it). The pressure cooker purchase has been rejected, and I have been told to do it in bleach. I will do it in a big tub in an out of bounds area where it can be left ov...
- 05 Jun 2023, 11:42
- Forum: Biology, Physics...
- Topic: Disposal of used agar plates
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18930
Re: Disposal of used agar plates
Can I use a microwave (with the plates in an oven bag)? I read in another post that this is possible. My only concern would be making sure it is hot enough for long enough without destroying the microwave. I don't know if autoclave tape works in the microwave but that would at least tell you if it ...
- 05 Jun 2023, 09:33
- Forum: Biology, Physics...
- Topic: Disposal of used agar plates
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18930
Re: Disposal of used agar plates
Side note: The plates shouldn't be completely sealed by sticky tape. There should be a gap. If you're using parafilm, it goes all the way around. It's to do with tape creating an anaerobic environment and growing the wrong type of nasties. So are you saying being sealed with parafilm is ok because ...
- 02 Jun 2023, 14:13
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: micropipettes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4801
Re: micropipettes
I haven't bought any but westlab have a sale advertised via email this week for single channel pipettes. If you search that in their website they should come up or look through their 30 days of discovery, day 8.
- 02 Jun 2023, 13:35
- Forum: Biology, Physics...
- Topic: Disposal of used agar plates
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18930
Re: Disposal of used agar plates
Side note: The plates shouldn't be completely sealed by sticky tape. There should be a gap. If you're using parafilm, it goes all the way around. It's to do with tape creating an anaerobic environment and growing the wrong type of nasties.
- 30 May 2023, 15:36
- Forum: Biology, Physics...
- Topic: Disposal of used agar plates
- Replies: 33
- Views: 18930
Re: Disposal of used agar plates
Yep, cheap pressure cooker and oven bags. I have purchased some autoclave tape as well (so I can be sure it has reached the right temp for long enough) but haven't used it yet.
- 30 May 2023, 10:03
- Forum: Forum Support Desk
- Topic: Lead Nitrate
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4813
Re: Lead Nitrate
we use 0.001M. I try to get the teachers to make the kids wear gloves for it as well just as an extra precaution even though it is very dilute.
- 19 May 2023, 15:56
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Retort clamps
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9695
Retort clamps
Can anyone recommend where to buy retort clamps? They don’t get used often so we probably don’t need the best quality… The best I’ve found so far is science supply for $10.50 each (cork lined 4 prong). I’m hoping to get 30 of them.
- 09 May 2023, 09:36
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: flame test in spray bottles??
- Replies: 28
- Views: 19578
- 09 May 2023, 09:35
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: flame test in spray bottles??
- Replies: 28
- Views: 19578
- 08 May 2023, 11:16
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: flame test in spray bottles??
- Replies: 28
- Views: 19578
Re: flame test in spray bottles??
For those who do the paddle pop sticks/toothpicks in a specimen jar to soak, what sizes do you use? The 120ml specimen jar is not quite big enough to seal it with the paddle pop sticks inside, but too big for the mini paddle pop sticks. The smaller jars also don't seal with the mini paddle pop stick...
- 08 May 2023, 10:17
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: Alternative to film canisters for rockets?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7294
Re: Alternative to film canisters for rockets?
Does anyone know if berocca still comes in cans suitable for this purpose? 2012 was a long time ago!
- 02 May 2023, 11:59
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: HELP
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11835
Re: HELP
Does anyone know what to burn in the spirit lamp? Is metho hot enough to heat the conductivity stars? Tea light candles aren't hot enough and bunsens are too hot.
- 02 May 2023, 10:35
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: electrolysis of water
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6795
Re: electrolysis of water
Do you plug into the AC or DC power supply? Neither seem to be working! 12V with H2SO4. I've cut and stripped the wires on the platinum electrodes as they looked a bit broken and rusty but that hasn't made a difference.
- 01 May 2023, 12:00
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Amber dropper bottles
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7688
Re: Amber dropper bottles
Ok now for the next stage of my prep-room revamp.... how do you store your droppers? As in shelving solutions. I have the unitrays for keeping sets together. I googled dropper storage system just to see what came up and got a heap of YouTube videos for Minecraft :cheesy: Not quite what I was looking...
- 01 May 2023, 10:37
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: 2023 conferences
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4983
Re: 2023 conferences
Thank you!
- 28 Apr 2023, 12:08
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Amber dropper bottles
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7688
Re: Amber dropper bottles
Interesting... That's what we had at my prevous school (0.1 and 1M) but they seem to use a variety of concentrations here! Maybe because they were just "there"? I don't know... we've got 5M, 6M and 2.5M of some things.... I just thought maybe things had changed over the years I wasn't work...
- 28 Apr 2023, 09:57
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Amber dropper bottles
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7688
Re: Amber dropper bottles
Do you guys swap your droppers out for caps for all concentrations of acid or only the stronger ones? Just the stronger ones for us. Is 4M HCl ok or would you put a cap on that? Thanks! I'm slowly re-labelling and cleaning out the acids and don't want to lose any more droppers to acids destroying t...