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Viruses are the 2nd most problematic pathogen, behind protozoa. As with protozoa, most waterborne viral diseases don t present a lethal hazard to a healthy adult. Waterborne pathogenic viruses range in size from 0.020-0.030 jtim, and are too small to be filtered out by a mechanical filter. All waterborne enteric viruses affecting humans occur solely in humans, thus animal waste doesn t present much of a viral threat. At the present viruses don t present a major hazard to people drinking surface water in the U.S., but this could change in a survival situation as the level of human sanitation is reduced. Viruses do tend to show up even in remote areas, so a case can be made for eliminating them now. 

Many hazardous waste activity worksites are temporary and are established at remote locations with limited sanitation facilities. Decontamination is conducted either in the contamination reduction zone or the radiological buffer zone, whereas sanitation functions are performed either in the support zone or outside the boundaries of the hazardous waste activities worksite after decontamination has been completed. 

The hazardous waste standard requires employers to make certain that when showers are a necessary step in the decontamination process, their employees shower at the end of their work shift and when leaving the hazardous waste site. Sanitation-related showers (unlike decontamination showers) are understood to be voluntary. Decontamination and emergency showers should be located close to the worksite. Sanitary showers may be located at some distance from the worksite. A statement in the safety plan encouraging good personal hygiene and daily showers is a good idea. In addition, workers should be encouraged to shower daily even if no shower is available at the worksite. 

Only certain people are qualified to handle hazardous waste. Hazardous waste is defined as any waste designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous. If you are unclear whether a particular item is hazardous, you should not handle the item but should instead notify a supervisor of the Sanitation. 

Environment Canada recently developed an evaluation system based on effluent toxicity testing, capable of ranking the environmental hazards of industrial effluents [185]. This so-called Potential Ecotoxic Effects Probe (PEEP) incorporates the results of a variety of small-scale toxicity tests into one relative toxicity index to prioritize effluents for sanitation. In the index no allowance has been made for in-stream dilution, therefore the acmal risk for environmental effects is not modeled. The tests performed on each effluent are the following bacterial assay [V.fisheri (P. phosphoreum), Microtox], microalgal assay S. capricornutum) crustacean assay (C. dubiay, and bacterial genotoxicity test E. coli, SOS-test). 

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Apart from sodium hypochlorite and sodium bromide solutions, almost all other liquid biocides (or biocide intermediates) are nonoxidizer types. Most nonoxidizers are manufactured by specialist chemical companies, who sell these branded products for scores of different sanitizing or disinfection applications, of which cooling water system treatment is only one. These chemicals may be merely renamed (according to subregistration permits) or they may be blended with other biocides or inhibitors to form new and different products with accordingly modified properties. Some biocides may only be available from the primary manufacturer, often as extremely concentrated and hazardous materials. These chemicals will then usually require some form of dilution, stabilization, and quality verification before being incorporated into a service company s product line. 

A broad spectrum of diseases in children are known (or suspected) to be associated with unhealthy environments. For much of the world, traditional environmental health hazards continue to remain the primary source of ill-health. These include lack of adequate nutrition, poor sanitation, contaminated water, rampant disease vectors (e.g. mosquitoes and malaria), and unsafe waste disposal. In addition, rapid globalization and industrialization coupled with unsustainable patterns of production and consumption have released large quantities of chemical substances into the environment. Although the term environmental exposure can encompass a variety of factors, the focus of this document is specifically on environmental chemical exposures. Most of these substances have not been assessed for potential toxicity to children, nor have the most vulnerable subpopulations of children been identified. The incidence of a number of important paediatric diseases and disorders (e.g. asthma, neurobehavioural impairment) is increasing in several parts of the world. Although a variety of factors are likely to be involved, this may be due, in part, to the quality of the environment in which children live, grow, and play. 

To secure the safety and hygiene of workers, Japan has the Labor Safety and Sanitation Law, which regulates harmful and hazardous materials to prevent labor—related accidents. 

Beyond requirements related to sanitation, however, manufacturers, processors, packers, and distributors should establish and exercise other appropriate systems of controls throughout their operations, including food safety assurance systems such as Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), where applicable, to ensure that FCC substances are safe and otherwise suitable for their intended use. These controls, together with the regulations cited above, constitute good manufacturing practices. While the... 

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Warning Certain pesticides are oxidizers, such as calcium hypochloride (a common sanitizer), and some herbicides and desiccants contain chlorites, which should not be contained with sawdust or other combustible material. These absorbent materials can combined with the oxidizer to create a fire hazard and could burst into flame. 

BSC The BSC should operate continuously to ensure containment of hazardous substances. All work-zone interior surfaces with the exception of the HEPA filter-protective screen should be cleaned and sanitized carefully in the manner of the LFCB in the proper order to ensure protection of operator s garb from contaminants and cleaning residues during the cleaning process. This sequence will also prevent the transfer of drug residues to the general environment. " ... 

Dow Chemical Co. 1940. Initial 8e submission Toxicity and health hazards of 2,4-dinitrophenol, dinitro-ortho-cresol, and dinitro-ortho-cyclohexyl phenol (final report) with letter dated 3/18/92 (sanitized). EPA/OPTS Public Files, Washington, DC. Fiche OTS0536148. [Unpublished report]... 

E. Dijkstra, Sanitation of Polluted Soil Areas and Hazardous-waste Management at DSM, Water Sci. Technol. 24(12), 113-122 (1991). 

Plant premises shall be of suitable size for the operations performed. They shall be of sound construction and in good state of repair. The surroundings of the premises shall be well drained and free of unsanitary environmental condition (such as conditions leading to or actual presence of insects, rats, pests, objectionai orders and other polluting substances) and materials that are a sanitation hazard. 

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