Re: EPA's Proposed Rule on "Medical Waste In

[epombier@mednet.med.miami.edu]

     We are providing comments on the proposed regulations.  It is 
     interesting to note that the EPA has essentially exempted pathological 
     waste incinerators on the grounds that the waste stream they burn is 
     well defined, contains little heavy metal or chlorinated plastic and 
     there are few if any reasonable alternatives to incineration.  This 
     sounds a lot like the radioactive waste stream which we incinerate and 
     that is one of the prime points we are making in our comment.  We 
     propose that either the definition be changed to exlude waste which 
     contains radioactive material or that dedicated rad waste incinerators 
     and pathological/rad waste incinerators be exempted.  


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Subject: EPA's Proposed Rule on "Medical Waste In
Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at smtpmed
Date:    4/25/95 2:09 PM


Date: Tue, 25 Apr 95 13:28:00 -0500
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From: "Mack R." <MRICHAR%INDYCMS.bitnet@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu> 
Subject:      EPA's Proposed Rule on "Medical Waste Incinerators"
     
A few weeks ago, a radsafe subscriber mentioned EPA's proposed rule on medical 
waste incinerators.  After reviewing same, it appears to me that anyone who cur 
rently incinerates radwaste or proposes to do same should take a close look at 
this proposed rule.  Due to the broad definition of the term "medical waste" in
 the proposed rule, radwaste would fall under that definition and any incinerat
or used to incinerate radwaste generated as a result of clinical diagnosis, the 
rapy or medical research would fall under the proposed rule.  The Federal Regis 
ter which contains this proposed rule is Vol. 60, No. 38, pp. 10654-10691.  If 
you would like to see my comments, I would be happy to fax them to you.
     
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Mack,  PLEASE send me a copy.  Thanks mucho.
     
John C. White, RSO
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