Safety in the lab
- Goggles. Sometimes you will want to work with goggles. In case if something gets into the eyes: clean with running water!
- Gloves. While working with chemicals or need clean environment for your organisms, wear gloves!
- Started your work in the lab? Wash your hands!
- Finished the work in the lab? Wash your hands!
- No eating in the lab: you could contaminate your organisms/samples or, you could be poisoned by chemicals
- Apron/lab coat. It is better to use a lab coat
- Never pour chemicals back into the bottles
- Never put chemicals back into the jars
- Close containers immediately after pouring or taking out chemicals
- Do not inhale chemicals or contaminated plates
- Flame is not aloud. In case if needed to get rid of bacteria, be careful!
- Read instructions before using equipment which is not familiar
- Clean your work bench with 70% ethanol before and after the work
- Do not put your fingers into your eyes/mouth
Bacteria, Yeasts, SCOBY
- Gapševičius, M. (2017). My Collaboration with Bacteria for Paper Production