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China grapples with lab safety following huge growth in student numbers

Updated: Apr 8, 2022


In 2016, an explosion involving hydrogen and oxygen at the University of Hawaii in Manoa shocked the scientific world after it led to a postdoc losing her arm and ultimately suing the university, her supervisor and others, arguing that she had been provided with equipment and materials that were inappropriate and unsafe. This is, however, not an isolated incident: In mainland China alone, there have been 110 publicly reported accidents in laboratories located between 2000 and 2019, a new analysis has revealed. The full article was published by Chemistry World.


IMAGE: Robert Couse-Baker

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