A student finishes an experiment involving several bacteria which are highly pathologic in humans. She wishes to dispose of the agar plates and micropipette tips she used. Which of the following procedures should she carry out?

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Conner Joyce

Biology

30 May, 16:19

A student finishes an experiment involving several bacteria which are highly pathologic in humans. She wishes to dispose of the agar plates and micropipette tips she used. Which of the following procedures should she carry out?

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Ripley · Answer 1

Answer: Place all materials in a biohazard bag and autoclave the bag.

Explanation:

The most effective procedure for sterilizing used laboratory materials is using an autoclave and should be the standard technique followed here. And autoclave takes the materials to a temperature over 120 °C and pressure over 2 atm, which is enough to kill almost anything.