[Histonet] picric acid

[Carol G Fields]

Hi,
Do not touch it and call the bomb squad to dispose of it.  I have had several friends, including myself, find this on a back shelf in Histology and when they hauled it off and exploded it they said it would take out a city block.                  I do not mess with it..... it's not worth taking the chance.   Call the proper people to dispose of it for you.

Carole 
Los Angeles, CA
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mca Werdler via Histonet [mailto:histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 12:09 PM
To: histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] picric acid

Dear histonetters,

Since a few months, i started working in a histology lab, run only by me ( coworkers are not specialized in histology). There has not worked here a person at histology for about 2 years.

After many new protocols, i decided to clear out some chemicals.
Now i found around 1 KG of DRY picric acid. I informed my coworkers about this, and they said just to dissolve everything in water.

What do you guys think is the best way for handeling with this explosive chemical? Thank you all in advance!

Maarten
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