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Water

It might surprise you to learn that laboratories can use a lot of water. Cage washers, autoclaves, DI water, and single-pass cooling all contribute to the substantial water requirements of many labs.

Did you know... ?


  • It takes 3 gallons of water to make 1 gallon of deionized (DI) water.  (That's at least 3 gallons of water for every gel you run).
  • Single-pass cooling systems can easily lead to 1 lab using more than 13,000 gallons of water each year.
  • Autoclaves can use as much as 60 gallons of water per cycle.  And if your autoclave is >10 years old, chances are it uses up to 90 gallons per cycle.

What can be done to reduce water in the lab?  Check out the resources below.

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