178k views
4 votes
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?

User MattSull
by
8.4k points

1 Answer

1 vote

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

Step-by-step 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.

User Bart S
by
8.4k points