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Radioactive-biological

Material failure to comply with federal requirements affecting research. Includes but is not limited to serious or substantial, repeated and/or willful violations involving the use of funds, care of animals, human subjects, investigational drugs, genetic products, new devices, or radioactive, biologic, or chemical materials. [Pg.71]

Others (e.g., explosivity, detouability, radioactivity, biological hazard, odor, asphyxiation, enviroumental persistence)... [Pg.31]

The physical and health hazards associated with chemicals should be determined before working with them This determination may involve consulting literature references. Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries (LCSSs), Matmal Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs), or other reference materials (see also Chapter 3, section 3.B) and may require discussions with the laboratory supervisor and consultants such as safety and industrial hygiene officers. Every step of the waste minimization and removal processes should be checked against federal, state, and local regulations. Production of mixed chemical-radioactive-biological waste (see Chapter 7, section 7.C.1.3) should not be considered without discussions with environmental health and safety experts. [Pg.85]

Do not generate multihazardous waste (combinations of radioactive, biological, and chemical waste) without first consulting with the designated radiation and chemical safety officers. [Pg.99]

Multihazardous waste, (a) Chemical-radioactive waste, or mixed waste," (b) chemical-biological waste, (c) radioactive biological waste, and (d) chemical-radioactive biological waste. [Pg.152]

When possible, select a single management option. Some waste management methods are appropriate for more than one waste hazard. Low-level radioactive animal tissue (a radioactive-biological waste) can often be incinerated on-site, which may be a satisfactory disposal option for both the radioactive and the biological characteristics of the waste. Some multihazardous waste can be disposed of safely in the sanitary sewer when allowed by the local publicly owned treatment works (POTW). [Pg.154]

The management of radioactive-biological laboratory waste (shown in Figure 7.2c) can be difficult because of limited on- and off-site disposal options. [Pg.159]

Basic principles for the management of radioactive-biological waste include the following ... [Pg.160]

Laboratories that have an on-site radioactive waste incinerator have a great advantage in their ability to manage radioactive-biological waste. On-site incineration of radioactive-biological waste is practical and can be done with minimal impact to health or the environment. For waste that is putrescible or may be infectious, on-site incineration is ideal. [Pg.160]

Many laboratories do not have an on-site incinerator for radioactive-biological waste. Communities tend to oppose waste incinerators, and on-site incineration is prohibitively costly for some radioactive-biological waste generators. Even institutions that have incinerators must usually rely on off-site disposal for some of their radioactive waste. For radioactive putrescible waste, off-site disposal requires special packaging, storage, and transport considerations. [Pg.160]

Reliable access to off-site disposal will depend on the establishment of regional sites, which have been slow to develop under the Low-level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980. Moreover, when established, regional low-level radioactive waste sites may not immediately accommodate laboratory radioactive-biological waste. As discussed earlier in this chapter, choice of off-site disposal must involve careful consideration of the safety record of the facOity to ensure that the generator s long-term responsibility is liability-free. [Pg.160]

Radioactive-biological contaminated labware (e.g., gloves and disposable laboratory articles) is generated... [Pg.160]

Certain waste treatments reduce multiple hazards in one step. For example, incineration can destroy oxidizable organic chemicals and infectious agents, waste feed rates can be controlled to meet emission limits for volatile radionuclides, and radioactive ash can be disposed of as a dry radioactive waste. Likewise, some chemical treatment methods (e.g., those using bleach) both oxidize toxic chemicals and disinfect biological hazards. Such treatment could convert a chemical-radioactive-biological waste to a radioactive waste. [Pg.161]

This act bans dumping of radioactive, biological, and chemical warfare wastes in the ocean. It requires permits for dumping of sewage sludge and dredged materials. [Pg.393]

UV radiation oxidation hydrolysis chemical radioactive biological temperature... [Pg.233]

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