Ohio State is in the process of revising websites and program materials to accurately reflect compliance with the law. While this work occurs, language referencing protected class status or other activities prohibited by Ohio Senate Bill 1 may still appear in some places. However, all programs and activities are being administered in compliance with federal and state law.

Tagged: Environmental Affairs

  • Used Oil Guidance

    Ohio EPA used oil policy.

  • Waste Minimization: As Easy as A, B, C!

    • Avoid chlorinated organic solvents, cyanide compounds, and petroleum-based compounds when water-based substitutes exist.
    • Buy drainboards and drip pans to enhance drip reuse in process baths.
    • Choose closed-loop (i.e., fully enclosed) recycling designs to reduce wastes and worker exposures.

  • Ways to Reduce Hazardous Waste

    72 ways to reduce hazardous waste

  • Open Burning

    The open burning of waste is generally prohibited at the university. There are a few exceptions concerning firefighter training and ecological management. Please consult with EHS before conducting any kind of open burning or applying for an Ohio EPA open burning permit. 

  • Waste Chemical Disposal

    The University has very broad policies that require compliance by students, faculty, and staff. These policies involve the various air and water pollution rules, regulations, and standards issued by local, state, and federal agencies that govern waste chemicals. Except where permitted, there shall be no purposeful discharge of waste chemicals to sinks, drains, or sewers without the explicit authority of the regulating authority.

  • Used Fluorescent Lamp Handling, Packaging, and Storage Instructions

    Lamps of “Universal Waste Lamps” are defined by the EPA as the bulb or tube portion of an electric lighting device designed to produce ultra-violet, visible, or infra-red light. Fluorescent lamps generate both ultraviolet and visible light. A small amount of mercury vapor present within the sealed glass fluorescent lamp absorbs the ultra-violet light and allows visible light to be emitted.

  • Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures

    The Oil Pollution Prevention regulation promulgated under the authority of the Clean Water Act (CWA) established the requirements for the prevention of, preparedness for, and response to oil discharges at specific non-transportation related facilities. The regulation require facilities that use or store oil to develop and implement Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans to prevent oil from reaching navigable waters and adjoining shorelines, as well as to contain discharges of oil.

  • Safe Disposal of Pesticides

    This information is from the US EPA and OEPA, 4/2012

    • The best way to dispose of small amounts of excess pesticides is to use them - apply them - according to the directions on the label.

  • Electrophoresis Gel and Solutions Disposal Fact Sheet

    Guideline for disposing of electrophoresis gel and solutions.

  • Mercury Information

    Chemical States: Elemental, inorganic, and organic (alkyl/methyl and aryl/phenyl)


    Order of Toxicity (Low to High): Elemental< inorganic< organic (aryl/phenyl< alkyl/methyl) Target Organs/Tissue: Kidneys, central nervous system (CNS)/brain, and skin

    Bioaccumulation: