Medical Waste Destruction Articles

Dual Shaft Shredder

¡Dual shaft shredder for plastics/rubber scrap or other solid waste recycling. Harden double shaft shredder are being used for the recycling of plastic film, woven sacks, plastic drums, used computer and office machines, as well as wooden pallets. Harden Industries also supplies custom made ...

Mar. 15, 2013

By Harden Shredder Machinery Ltd.

Mayo finds technical fix to reduce incinerator emissions

While the medical waste incinerator at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., consistently met state and federal emission requirements, facility leaders wanted to find a way to go beyond these standards. Mayo Clinic’s medical waste incinerator serves Mayo Clinic, Saint Marys Hospital and Rochester Methodist Hospital, which form the largest group medical practice in the world, and processes 2,000 ...

Jul. 1, 2010

By Bionomic Industries Inc.

A cure for Environmental Emissions case study

Disposing of nearly 1 million pounds of medical waste a month is no easy task. The wet electrostatic precipitator, installed at Rochester, MN-based Mayo Clinic, seems to be just what the doctor ordered. While the medical waste incinerator at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, consistently met state and federal emission requirements, facility leadership recognized that installing a wet electrostatic ...

Oct. 1, 2012

By Bionomic Industries Inc.

Heating value

The CustomerThis Chemical Company is a leading supplier of performance polymers. Their products are used in a wide range of applications including adhesives, coatings, consumer and personal care products, sealants, lubricants, medical, packaging, automotive, paving, roofing and footwear products. The ProcessThe company uses flare stacks to dispose of the waste products ...

Oct. 28, 2009

By Control Instruments Corporation

Suggested Practice for Remediation of Highly Infectious Biological Agent Contamination in Indoor Environments

Untitled Document PURPOSE This suggested practice describes those basic procedures to be followed, and precautions ...

Jan. 1, 2005

By Aerobiology Laboratory Associates, Inc.

Phosphorus and Heavy Metal Extraction from Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludges Using Microwaves for Generation of Exceptional Quality Biosolids

ABSTRACTThe objective of this study was to evaluate how much phosphorus and metals in sludge can be released into solution by microwave irradiation when applied to sludge prior to anaerobic digestion, and to determine the effectiveness of subsequent lime precipitation. For thickened sludge, the fraction of phosphorus in the soluble form increased to 23%~28% while for unthickened sludge, to ...

Oct. 22, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

The Trouble with Asbestos Disposal

Hailed as a miracle mineral because of its superior fire resistance and tensile strength, asbestos was installed abundantly into our built environment for over 200 years. However, once it was established that this undeniably useful resource was a dangerous carcinogen, Australia and many other countries enacted strict regulations for handling asbestos and asbestos containing material (ACM). There ...

Jan. 28, 2014

By ABCOV Companies , LLC

January Anaerobic Digest

San Francisco Bay Region, California: ABC Digester Operator Training Course The American Biogas Council (ABC) has organized a 3-day, hands-on operator training course, February 6-8, 2018 in the San Francisco Bay area, that focuses on digester operations overall with an additional emphasis on renewable natural gas (RNG) and codigestion at wastewater treatment plants. Each morning starts ...

Jan. 1, 2018

By BioCycle Magazine

Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Military Activities During the Yugoslavia Conflict

1. Executive Summary Assessment Method:The study was carried out over a period of ten days by a team of expert staff from the Regional Environment Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) and other contracted country experts. A framework was prepared by REC headquarters and the REC's country offices in the five selected countries gathered information and data. Additional ...

Jan. 1, 1999

By European Commission, Environment DG

Application of Membrane Technology for the Recovery and Reuse of Water

Abstract As water and sewer costs are expected to increase over the next decade, membrane technology will continue to be a viable and economical option in the recovery and reuse of water. This paper describes the mechanism of membrane effected separation (specifically reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration and microfiltration), membranes commercially available, membrane element configurations, and how ...

Jan. 1, 1995

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