Re: Medical waste containing radioactive material

["David Lovett" <dlovett@prodigy.net>]

Ian, excellent answer......... Bet he is slapping himself in the forehead
and saying, "Duh!"
He might get a raise out of this............
----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Fraser <igfraser@uwaterloo.ca>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: Medical waste containing radioactive material


> 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
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