LIQUID SCINTILLATION COCKTAIL (LSC)


Meaning of LIQUID SCINTILLATION COCKTAIL (LSC) in English

A common fluid used in medical laboratories to analyze DNA and proteins. It often uses radioactive tracers and RCRA listed hazardous materials such as Toluene and Xylene. The combination of the two make it a mixed waste. By volume it is the most common form of commercially generated (non-DOE) mixed waste (71% in a 1990 national study).

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.