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decontamination of ethidium bromide - (Oct/19/2008 )

dear all
A tube containing etidium bromide stock solution was spilt on a bench. I have added sodium hypochlorite to oxidize ethidium bromide and left it overnight then cleaned it next day. is this sufficient?
thanks

-yobou-

see this site :-
http://www.research.northwestern.edu/ors/chem/ethid2.htm

-nightingale-