Re: Medical waste containing radioactive material

[Ian Fraser <igfraser@uwaterloo.ca>]

Why not irradiate the material.


At 01:41 PM 20/04/00, you wrote:
>Hello: I have a researcher who wishes to use radioactive material with
>tuberculosis (tB). We will need to autoclave the waste without generating
>contamination in the autoclave. I use to use this filter device for the
>same purpose at another institute at which I worked. However, the name of
>the device and the company that sold it escapes me. Can anybody help me
>with with the name and company? you can email me at caspar@aecom.yu.edu.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Bob
>
>Robert Casparius, RSO
>AECOM
>718-430-2243
>Department of Environmental Health & Safety
>
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Thanks in advance

Ian Fraser
Safety Office
University of Waterloo
200 University Ave. W.
Waterloo, ON
Canada, N2L 3G1
mailto:igfraser@uwaterloo.ca
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