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ERIC Number: EJ210162
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Oct
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The Picric Acid Episode--An "Isolated Incident" That Wasn't.
McDermott, John J.; Edgar, Irvin T.
Science Teacher, v46 n7 p35-36 Oct 1979
This is an account of the discovery of a potentially dangerous high explosive chemical on storeroom shelves of secondary schools in Pennsylvania. A list of guidelines is given to eliminate problems in the future. (SA)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Chemical Reactions, Guidelines, Laboratory Safety, School Accidents, Science Equipment, Science Laboratories, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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