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Apr 8, 2018 at 5:07 history edited Melanie Shebel CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sep 7, 2015 at 9:18 comment added Martin - マーチン @Karl If you are implying that I might not know how detergents work, then I am very sorry to disappoint you. I am very glad to hear that you care about your safety. I still think it is not a good idea to take a lab coat home, as I already stated, I do not think it is a good idea to remove it from the lab in the first place. I believe that is negligent. But this discussion should not happen in the comments section, if you would like to continue talking about it, I can be found in Chemistry Chat.
Sep 7, 2015 at 8:56 comment added Karl Well, suit yourself. I'm pretty sure that won't contaminate my washing machine, because I'm a chemist and know how detergents work. If other people neglect my safety, I rather ensure it myself instead.
Sep 7, 2015 at 4:03 comment added Martin - マーチン @Karl You might want to write that up as a separate answer. I disagree, that you should ever wash your lab coat yourself. I think it is negligent to take it out of a lab in some other way than a trash bag.
Sep 6, 2015 at 13:03 comment added Karl @ Superbest Those are crap coats. A few drops of conc. nitric acid and you're an olympic flame with a little less media attention.
Sep 6, 2015 at 12:54 comment added Karl It's a bad idea to not wash a lab coat. You wash your fingers, hair, glassware etc., but want to wear a coat that inevitably gets contaminated with something for a year? And i don't just mean obvious colourful spills. Have your head of lab organise the washing, by all means, but if that's not possible: Put it in a cotton bag, carry that to your home washing machine, put it in there yourself, just the coat, and let it run at 90°C. And then find yourself a better workplace.
May 3, 2014 at 15:32 vote accept tschoppi
May 2, 2014 at 20:38 comment added Superbest @tschoppi For heaven's sake man, it's only 17 dollars! justlabcoats.com/white-lab-coats.aspx
May 2, 2014 at 16:22 comment added tschoppi Everything soluble will get diluted into oblivion, and I believe in the Swiss sewage treating plants. ;) And actually, I had to pay quite a bit for my lab coat. It was about as expensive as a pair of jeans...
May 2, 2014 at 16:06 history answered Martin - マーチン CC BY-SA 3.0