Abstract: The present invention is directed to a collapsible drum for transporting materials. The present invention solves problems associated with reusing and efficiently transporting shipping containers designed for retaining bulk materials, including hazardous substances, and insuring reliable structural integrity with every use. The collapsible drum of the present invention is adapted for integration with standard handling equipment, and has a permanently secured, collapsible drum floor and fluted sidewalls that enable an operator to collapse and roll the empty drum into a compact tube. The collapsible drum provides one or more removable, ribbed disc-shaped inserts for reinforcing the drum floor and/or drum lid.

Abstract: A compound according to the formula: ##STR1## and conjugates thereof.

Abstract: A method for removing unbound labeling reagent from a composition comprising bound and unbound labeling reagents in which a chelator-matrix conjugate capable of binding unbound labeling reagent is contacted with a biomolecule labeling reaction mixture, by which the unbound labeling reagent is scavenged by the chelator-matrix conjugate, and then the labeled biomolecule essentially free of unbound labeling reagent is removed. Also included is a novel chelator IDAC-2, which may be used for labeling biomolecules and for scavenging in the chelator-matrix conjugate.