Biohazardous Waste

Issues associated with biohazardous waste have come into sharpfocus in recent years due to public concern over AIDS and themedical waste wash-ups along U.S. beaches and coastal communitiesin 1988. This comprehensive volume covers all important areas ofbiohazardous waste management, from regulation to collection todisposal.<br> <br> Promoting safe, sensible, and ecologically sound solutionsthroughout, this book<br> * Discusses risk assessment in terms of human health, persistenceof pathogens in the environment, and how these relate to methods ofwaste disposal<br> * Deals with questions of policy and environmental regulations thatinclude workplace health and safety and public health issues<br> * Reviews the medical industry’s standards and guidelines fordealing with its waste stream and how they fit in with the EPA’sprogram of medical waste tracking<br> * Details specific waste management strategies for both majorfacilities and home healthcare<br> * Examines the available technologies for dealing with biohazardouswaste, particularly incineration and steam sterilization<br> * Reviews the many alternative treatment technologies, includingspecifics of newly developed systems and procedures for evaluatingtheir effectiveness and safety<br> * Lists resources and contacts to help keep up with newtechnologies and management techniques, and includes appendiceswith federal and state OSHA contacts and state medical wastecontacts<br> * Provides many illustrations to highlight the text<br> <br> For professionals in public health, medicine, and waste management;regulatory officials at all levels of government; and environmentalscientists and engineers, this volume brings the field ofbiohazardous waste up-to-date while serving as an excellent guideand reference to some of the more compelling issues of our time.