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Fume hoods

When a fume hood is not in use, the sash should be closed to conserve energy. Shutting a sash reduces energy consumption and carbon emissions by 40%!

E&G Sustainable labs

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The labs were awarded a Platinum award in the

If you wish to request the purchase of laboratory chemicals, consumables and equipment, please email environment-technicians@york.ac.uk providing a list of the items you require. Please include:

• the product name

• supplier (see below)

• product code

• quantity required

• a workorder/grant code for them to be charged to.

Please note that the technical staff can only purchase from approved university suppliers using the YEP system, so if you wish to purchase from a particular supplier, please check with us first to confirm that they are on the list of approved suppliers.

We will email you when a delivery has arrived and packages will be available to collect from the corridor outside the Technicians’ office.  Please inform the Technical staff if you are expecting delivery of any live organisms that might require special handling upon arrival.

Please label new chemicals with your name and the date received and add them to our Quartzy chemical inventory.