Laboratório de química: qual o destino dos resíduos?.

Abstract

With the advent of the chemistry laboratory in public schools highlighting the importance of practical classes for teaching chemistry, in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning in chemistry in the classroom, waste emerge, which are often discarded incorrectly, without any kind of treatment. Contemplating the importance of waste management from activities in the laboratory, as well as their handling and final disposal. In this work, a field data survey was performed on the residues produced by the chemistry laboratories, obtained by quantitative analysis, the approach was given in an exploratory way. In the analysis we used information collected and interpreted in a way that maintains the quality of the information, being faithful to the context of the obtained data. It is critical that the academic community and the professionals involved in the laboratories take on a new attitude in order to properly manage the large quantity and diversity of waste that is routinely produced. Keywords: Practical classes, management, analysis.