The Disappearing Bottles In this scenario, one lab partner notices that the other one is sneaking chemicals out of the lab and disposing them improperly. This situation raises some ethical questions and issues.
Research Safety in Local Laboratories by Gwen Crevensten, May 1995. In this scenario, a student going into a lab tries to understand why researchers don't follow uniform procedures when disposing of toxic chemicals.
Hazardous Materials After a graduate student attends a hazardous materials seminar, she becomes worried about the conditions of the lab she is working in.
Relevant Literature on this Topic
Whitbeck, Caroline. 1998. Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research. New York: Cambridge University Press. Other keywords for this article: ethics and prudence; preferences vs. values; negligence; trust, distrust; ambiguity; moral ambiguity; responsibilities, general; professional responsibility; public safety; worker safety; design process; engineering competence; environmental issues, global; environmental issues, chemical; conflict of interest; ethical codes and guidelines from professional societies; harassment, sexual harassment and aggression; workplace relationships; research misconduct; falsification and fabrication; plagiarism; authorship; human subjects in research; animals in scientific research.