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carbon snake disposal

Posted: 29 Jul 2019, 11:53
by emma.hunt
Hi sorry to post, I tried looking for a similar post and I couldn't find one,

A teacher has made a carbon snake with concentrated sulphuric acid and sugar.

How do I dispose of this??

Thank you :-)

Re: carbon snake disposal

Posted: 29 Jul 2019, 12:13
by melsid
Hi Emma,

To dispose of the snake, I rinse well to remove any unused sulfuric acid, wrap in newspaper and put it into the bin.

Mel

Re: carbon snake disposal

Posted: 29 Jul 2019, 12:17
by emma.hunt
Amazing, Thank you

Re: carbon snake disposal

Posted: 30 Jul 2019, 07:45
by Merilyn1
I leave it in the fume cupboard (with the fan running) overnight before handling it. But, otherwise, yes, rinsing and wrapping in newspaper sounds good.

Re: carbon snake disposal

Posted: 30 Jul 2019, 08:02
by emma.hunt
I didn't get to it yesterday so it sat in the fume cupboard overnight thankfully!
Thanks Merilyn

Re: carbon snake disposal

Posted: 30 Jul 2019, 10:35
by Merilyn1
I learnt by "experience" - a bad one at that! :yuck:

Re: carbon snake disposal

Posted: 31 Jul 2019, 10:09
by mtg
Lots of water and chuck in the paddock/compost! It breaks down to nothing harmful. If you have no paddock try the above suggestions.