Issues in Medical Waste Management

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The paper examines the adequacy of current medical waste disposal practices and the potential for human health impacts to occur as a result of such practices. It also addresses the need for additional research and databases, and discusses probable trends in future costs and capacity as new regulations are adopted around the country. Finally, the paper considers the possible need for further Federal involvement in regulating the handling, treatment, storage, and disposal of medical wastes.

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44 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment. October 1988.

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The paper examines the adequacy of current medical waste disposal practices and the potential for human health impacts to occur as a result of such practices. It also addresses the need for additional research and databases, and discusses probable trends in future costs and capacity as new regulations are adopted around the country. Finally, the paper considers the possible need for further Federal involvement in regulating the handling, treatment, storage, and disposal of medical wastes.

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44 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment. Issues in Medical Waste Management, report, October 1988; [Washington D.C.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39642/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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