CHEMICAL

INFORMATION

Provided to our students in Biology of Polluted Waters, Environmental Biology of Fishes and Ichthyology.

 student safety

 

ZOO*4020 ICHTHYOLOGY

 

ZOO*4330 ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES

  Reference for procedures using the chemicals listed above:

Balon, E.K., D.L.G. Noakes & m.T. Rush. 2001. Principles of Ichthyology. 7th edition. Department of Zoology and Axelrod Institute of Ichthyology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

 

ZOO*4350 BIOLOGY OF POLLUTED WATERS

  Reference for procedures using the chemicals listed above:

Beamish, F.W.H., G.L. Mackie, R.J. Frank, & m.T. Rush. 2002. Biology of Polluted Waters Laboratory Manual 2002. ZOO4350. Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario.

 

ZOO*SUPPLEMENT: EMBEDDING SPECIMENS IN PLASTIC

  Reference for procedures using the chemicals listed above:

Rush, m.T. (2000, February 23). Embedding specimens in plastic - Protocol. [Online]. Available: http://www.uoguelph.ca/zoology/rush/zoo402www/plastic-protocol/embed.html.

 

Safety Resource Material

Warning: Handling chemicals (e.g. samples, standards, and reagents) can be dangerous.

Become familiar with all safety procedures before handling any chemicals by reviewng the Material Safety Data Sheets or information sources derived from the MSDS.

Safety Resource Sites:

Knowing How to Practice Safe Science.

URL: http://www.practicingsafescience.org/

 

This helpful website of Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries, prepared by Howared Hughes Medical Institute, allows one to select specific chemicals (e.g. Acetic Acid, Ammonium Hydroxide, Ethanol, Formaldehyde, Lithium Alumninum Hydride, Sulfuric Acid), and properties (eg. substance, formula, physical properties, toxicity data, major hazards, accidents, disposal) Office of Environmental Health & Safety University of VirginiaLaboratory Survival Manual

URL: http://keats.admin.virginia.edu/lsm/home.html

 If you have comments or suggestions,

please email me (marie Thérèse Rush) at:mrush@uoguelph.ca

Surtout, la pédagogie, c'est la raison qu'on crée des programmes!

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Created for our students by marie Thérèse Rush - The Initial version: February 22, 2000.

Last Update: April 30, 2003