The ‘rainbow’ connection

By Rebecca Trager2014-09-22T00:00:00

Source: © Agencja Fotograficzna Caro / Alamy

US Chemical Safety Board head calls for the end of methanol use in combustion demonstrations

The chairman of the US Chemical Safety Board (CSB), an independent federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents, is warning against the use of methanol during laboratory and classroom combustion demonstrations, following several accidents at schools and even a museum. He calls on schools and teachers to use safe alternatives to the 'rainbow demonstration'.

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