biohazardous material Articles
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ES & E OZONATOR Publication Nov 2011
Disposal of biohazardous material has long been a serious and costly problem for hospitals, clinics, research institutes, bio-industries, airports, ports and other generators of biohazardous and regulated medical waste. Until now, incineration, heat, steam or dangerous chemicals have been the only way to treat many of these wastes. Not only are these processes costly, but they leave a high carbon ...
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Managing Low-level Radioisotopes as Part of a Company´s Total Lifecycle of Chemicals and Radioactive Materials
Chiron Corporation is one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies with businesses in biopharmaceuticals, vaccines and blood testing. In addition to manufacturing facilities, Chiron has an extensive research and development organization, which works with chemicals and radioactive materials. Under Federal, State and Local regulations, as well as corporate operating procedures, ...
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Canada Publishes Hazardous Products Regulation
On February 11, 2015, the Government of Canada published in Gazette II (Vol. 149, no. 3) the final regulation for adopting the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The final Hazardous Product Regulation (HPR) appears to be nearly identical to the proposed regulation published in Gazette I in August of 2014 (Vol. 148, no. 32) and is closely aligned with ...
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Supporting un Peace Missions in Darfur and Sudan
As the UN works to protect civilians in areas of conflict around the globe, it seeks reliable and robust solutions to countless challenges. The safe management of medical, hazardous and municipal waste in war-torn areas is therefore crucial. The international organisation has turned to Inciner8 to install and maintain incinerators at two key missions. This will help to eradicate the potential ...
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Cleaning up by cleaning up
Historically, some big businesses have made big messes. Greenhouse gas emissions, oil spills and unsafe water have become unsavoury but all-too-commonplace topics in the news and industry is beginning to sit up and take notice. Within the past couple of decades, businesses have been cropping up in Saskatchewan with the goal of cleaning up others’ messes - or simply keeping a mess from ...
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Medical waste in developing countries
Developing countries or countries without well established infrastructures tend to have smaller satellite medical practices or clinics that are used by the local communities. These clinics tend to not carry a huge amount of supplies or have access to the latest machinery and equipment to do complex procedures but remain vital in the fight against key health issues such as fighting infection and ...
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Being Prepared for Flooding is more than Half the Battle
A good flood protection strategy can not only save millions when it comes to cities and municipalities but it also saves residential property and lives. U.S. Flood Control and Tiger Dam™ work with cities, municipalities and home owners not only to protect their citizens and property but to help them develop effective strategies to stop flooding from Hurricane, Storms Surges, Overflowing ...
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Controlled Atmosphere Lab Furnace: A Complete Guide
This article originally appeared on AI Furnaces. It is being republished here with permission. Laboratory furnaces are specially built instruments essential for research, development, and experimental applications. This apparatus uses heat to process materials, such as biohazard waste and other instruments. In metal fabrication, a special type of oven and furnace is utilized to attain the desired ...
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