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2. Biomedical waste - Wikipedia

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   The Bio-medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 and further amendments were passed for the regulation of bio-medical waste management. On 28 March 2016 Biomedical Waste Management Rules (BMW 2016) [15] were also notified by Central Govt. Each state's Pollution Control Board or Pollution control Committee will be responsible for ...

3. Chemical waste - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prohibits disposing of certain materials down drains. [4] Therefore, when hazardous chemical waste is generated in a laboratory setting, it is usually stored on-site in appropriate waste containers, such as triple-rinsed chemical storage containers [5] or carboys, where it is later collected and disposed of in order to meet safety, health, and ...

4. Biosafety - Wikipedia

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   Medical waste management was identified as an issue in the 1980s, with the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988 [30] becoming the new standard in biohazard waste disposal. Although the Federal Government, EPA & DOT provide some oversight of regulated medical waste storage, transportation, and disposal the majority of biohazard medical waste is ...

5. Hazardous waste in the United States - Wikipedia

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   "In terms of hazardous waste, a landfill is defined as a disposal facility or part of a facility where hazardous waste is placed in or on land and which is not a pile, a land treatment facility, a surface impoundment, an underground injection well, a salt dome formation, a salt bed formation, an underground mine, a cave, or a corrective action ...

6. Margaret-Ann Armour - Wikipedia

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   Margaret-Ann Armour CM (6 September 1939 – 25 May 2019) was a Scottish-born Canadian chemist based at the University of Alberta.She is best known for her expertise in developing guidelines for hazardous lab waste disposal, and for being a vocal advocate for women in science.

7. Biosafety level - Wikipedia

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   All laboratory waste, including filtered air, water, and trash must also be decontaminated before it can leave the facility. [ 21 ] Biosafety level 4 laboratories are used for diagnostic work and research on easily transmitted pathogens which can cause fatal disease.