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Technical Report · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6587968

The bibliography contains citations concerning the treatment and disposal of medical wastes, including radioactive materials. Studies of incineration of hazardous and toxic medical wastes, hazardous emission of incinerators, and radioactive wastewater measurements are included. Separation and clean-up techniques for radioactive wastes, energy recovery from the combustion of hospital wastes, management of radioactive medical wastes, and government policies concerning medical wastes are also discussed. Medical facility designs that reduce generated wastes and reduce exposure to radiation in waste handling are included. (Contains 250 citations and includes a subject term index and title list.)

• Research Organization: NERAC, Inc., Tolland, CT (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6587968
• Report Number(s): PB-93-868263/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Updated with each order. Supersedes PB--92-801760
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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