How Do You Wafting?
Detecting an Odor in a Laboratory Is Best Done Using the Technique of Wafting. Wafting Involves Drawing One's Hand Across the Opening of a Container in Order...
Detecting an odor in a laboratory is best done using the technique of wafting. Wafting involves drawing one's hand across the opening of a container in order to push the odor towards the nose (see Figure 1). If the odor is undesirable or dangerous, the person can move his or her face away.
What is the safest way to smell?
4. If you need to smell the odor of a chemical, waft or fan the fumes toward your nose with one hand. Do not put your nose over the container and inhale the fumes.
Why should you use the wafting method?
Why do we waft? Wafting may be used for everyday substances, to make sure they are fresh, or consumable. This method allows for a lower concentration of vapors to be inhaled and is particularly useful in safely smelling ammonia, hydrochloric acid, and other dangerous or unpleasant chemicals.
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