Ever wonder were all those solvent and chemicals go after they are used in lab class?

A new $878,000 chemical storage building is being constructed as one of the several construction projects that are a part of Eastern’s Master Plan, a flexible map of the university’s planned capital growth over the next 15 years.

The facility is being built by the Capital Development Board, which oversees contracting for the design and construction of all state-funded projects that cost more than $25,000, Carol Strode, interim director of Facilities Planning and Management, said.

Workers broke ground for the storage building approximately a month ago and it is expected to be completed in the fall, Strode said.

The new building will be located west of O’Brien Stadium, near the Physical Plant and it will replace the old storage building, Carman Barn, that is located east of Carman Hall, Gary Hanebrink, a safety officer in the Physical Plant, said Tuesday.

The new chemical storage building will have more space to house spent chemicals than the current Carman Barn and will have improved capabilities, allowing for workers to work more diligently, Hanebrink said.

Inside the storage building are compartments where chemicals are put once they are used on campus. Hanebrink said the chemicals can remain in the building for up to 180 days until a vendor picks up the used chemicals and disposes of them.

Chemicals and solvents are used for an array of departments on campus including Life Sciences, the Physical Plant and Art Studios, Hanebrink said.