chemical spill / gas cylinders / chemical reaction / proper chemical storage / steel cylinder / metal support bracket / gas / chemicals / steel lecture bottle / gas cylinder / flammable chemicals / /
Organization
Department Safety Committee / University of Nevada / /
Position
postdoctoral researcher / Principal Investigator / /
Ruptured Gas Cylinder Destroys Laboratory Hood at the University of Nevada The Incident: In September 2000, a steel lecture bottle located within a hood in a UNR laboratory ruptured with explosive force. The explosion oc