Sunday, November 7, 2010
Medical Waste Incinerator
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Medical waste incinerators (MWIs) burn hospital waste. .... Summary of Results of EPA Test Program for Medical Waste IncineratorsSince much of the waste that hospitals produce, including hypodermic needles, body parts and fluids, diapers, laboratory cultures, etc., is infectious and potentially dangerous, many hospitals feel it is safer to burn this waste, rendering it harmless, rather than to bury it in landfills. When burned, hospital waste and medical/infectious waste emit various air pollutants, including hydrochloric acid, dioxin/furan, and toxic metals (lead, cadmium, and mercury).*
In Ohio:
- healthcare facilities generate over 73,000 tons of medical waste each year; *
- 150,000 children live within two miles of a permitted medical waste incinerator; *
- 17% of the minority population lives within two miles of a permitted incinerator, compared to 4% of white residents; *
- 12% of those below the poverty line live within two miles of a medical waste incinerator; *
- 26 medical waste incinerators are permitted to operate;
- four hospitals in NE Ohio are licensed to burn medical waste on-site, including the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Parma Community Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital, and St. Vincent Charity Hospital.
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People would certainly want to know if the clothes they are wearing contain any material from used medical blankets and hospital gowns. Medical waste is a special category of waste and should be disposed of appropriately. Sharps Waste Disposal Virginia Beach Va
It is good that you are writing about waste disposal, as our waste does have to be dealt with and won't simply go away, as many people would wish. However, you say that, "When the waste is burnt, enormous toxins are released which mingle with the atmosphere." I am not sure that this is good English, but in my view it suggests "lots of toxins" and that lacks balance because it is only half the story. Sure, incineration produces toxins but I cannot imagine that flue gases are not going to be cleaned subsequently, and the result is a perfectly acceptable flue discharge. In fact stringent emissions regulations are in force throughout Europe, and I am sure the equivalent exist in the US. These mean that any incinerator producing harmful emissions will be closed down, if not complying. If you don't believe that systems which generate harmful emissions should be allowed, then look at the engine of any car. However, most people drive cars, because, like an incinerator the dangerous emissions are removed before they leave the exhaust, in the car it is the catalytic converter that does this. Medical Waste Disposal Williamsburg Va
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