On June 7, 2005, two postdoc employees at the LANL inhaled acid vapors generated by the use of aqua regia to clean glassware on a laboratory benchtop.
Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security
September 27, 2005
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September 27, 2005
During the afternoon of June 7, 2005, two postdoctoral (postdoc) employees working at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) inhaled acid vapors generated by the use of aqua regia (a mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acids) to clean glassware on a laboratory benchtop.