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Title: Diagnosis pending for medical waste

Journal Article · · Environmental Protection
OSTI ID:245344

Standards for the Tracking and Management of Medical waste, 40 CFR 259, define regulated medical wastes and establish a pilot tracking program, pre-transport requirements, generator standards, on-site incinerator requirements, transporter requirements, standards for treatment, destruction, and disposal facilities, and requirements for rail shipment of regulated medical wastes. After evaluating the success of pilot programs, a nationwide standard for the tracking and management of regulated medical wastes will be established.

OSTI ID:
245344
Journal Information:
Environmental Protection, Vol. 4, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: May 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English