EtBr Green Bag Disposal Kit, 50 Bags

Small bag with absorbed EtBr safely disposed in solid waste One kit removes 500 mg of EtBr from solutions The EtBr Green Bag Kit allows rapid and trouble-free concentration of ethidium bromide from large volumes of solutions into a small “tea bag” which is then conveniently disposed along with other solid hazardous wastes. One kit has the capacity to remove 500 mg of ethidium bromide from solutions (10 mg EtBr/bag). Ethidium bromide solutions used for visualizing DNA and RNA on gels are generally colorless, but these solutions are still harmful as described in standard protocols and verified by the Ames II Mutagenicity Assay. The kits effectiveness in decontaminating such solutions has been shown by the background mutagenic effect observed when tested using the Ames II assay. Additionally, colored EtBr waste solutions recovered from cesium chloride banding of plasmid DNA are rendered colorless upon decontamination with an EtBr Green Bag. Ethidium bromide waste solutions decontaminated with the EtBr Green Bag Kit display background mutagenesis similar to that of pure water.