Lab Waste & Labels
Solids and semisolids that give off flammable vapors, and liquids with a flash point greater than 100 deg F (37.8 deg C) have this NFPA diamond flammability rating
2
Any samples larger than this volume need to have secondary containment while being stored
1 L
These beach hazards can form between breaking waves and carry even strong swimmers away from shore
Rip currents
The three Winning Behaviors are Accountability, Improvement Mindset, and this other behavior
Speed
With a USDA estimate of 95 million acres, this crop was planted over the most acres in the USA in 2025
Corn
A material that is corrosive to skin, eyes, or respiratory tract will always have an NFPA diamond health rating of at least this
3
A class ABC fire extinguisher can be used on ordinary combustibles, flammable liquids, and electrical fires. These other two classes of fire are incompatible.
This flag color is normally used at the beach to indicate the presence of poisonous or dangerous marine life
Purple
BASF Agricultural Solutions is targeting this stock exchange for its IPO
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
This new BASF insecticide was successfully launched in India in 2025
Prexio (BAS 560 I)
RCRA hazardous waste satellite accumulation areas are limited to this total volume of waste
55 gallons
Equipment and materials should be placed at least this many inches behind the front edge of the fume hood
6 inches
This month is skin cancer awareness month
May
In 2025, a global team behind this AP product received the 3rd place Winning Ways award
Liberty Ultra
The innovative herbicide Surtain combines Zidua SC and Kixor CS to form this relatively uncommon formulation type
ZC
Any chemical containers that are not part of laboratory use and are not the original manufacturer’s container must have a label compliant with this system
GHS
If working after 6 pm, even if you arrived earlier in the day, you must do this to ensure it is known that you are on campus.
Call site security
Less severe than heat exhaustion, this condition is a fainting or dizziness episode caused by the body trying to cool itself through blood vessel dilation
Heat syncope
As part of the “Focus” strategic lever, AP, ECMS, EC, and this other operating division became BASF’s standalone businesses
BM, Battery Materials
In March of this year, BASF Agricultural Solutions completed its acquisition of this biological insecticides company
AgBiTech
A container that is less than 110 gallons can be considered RCRA empty if its remaining contents are less than what percentage of its total capacity?
3%
When oxygen levels fall below 19.5% v/v the situation becomes IDLH, short for this phrase
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health
A person who isn’t dehydrated nor overhydrated could be described as this 11-letter type of “hydration”
Euhydration
As part of AP Differentiated Steering, this month in 2026 will see more than 40 countries across LATAM and EMEA Go-Live with the implementation of the new SAP system.
July
When APR/DR visited the Pine Level Research Farm in 2025, we saw tons of this beetle damaging potato plants
Colorado potato beetle