1988 Medical Waste

Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988 | Wastes | US EPA

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Medical Waste Tracking Act - Wikipedia

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The Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988 was a United States federal law concerning the illegal dumping of body tissues, blood wastes and other contaminated biological materials. It established heavy penalties for knowingly endangering life through noncompliance. The law expired in 1991. See more

H.R.3515 - Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988 - Congress

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(Measure passed Senate, amended) Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988 -Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection …

Medical Waste | US EPA

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Medical waste is a subset of wastes generated at health care facilities, such as hospitals, physicians' offices, dental practices, blood banks, and veterinary …

The History of Medical Waste - Solutions Inc.

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Congress passed the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988, originally designed as a two-year federal program in which the Environmental Protection Agency …

A History of Healthcare Waste | PSNA

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The Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988: outlined guidelines for defining medical waste; created a waste tracking system; created standards for separating, …

What is Medical Waste? Definition, Types, Examples …

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Medical waste can contain bodily fluids like blood or other contaminants. The 1988 Medical Waste Tracking Act defined it as waste generated during medical research, testing, diagnosis, immunization, or …

A Brief History of Medical Waste Disposal - AEG …

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The Beginnings of Medical Waste Disposal In the nineteenth century, sanitation and medical waste disposal were almost unheard of. It was not until the …

Beach Medical Waste: Debris but No Panic - The New …

https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/11/nyregion/beach-medical-waste-debris-but-no-panic.html

"In 1988, people immediately thought they were going to come to the beach, step on a syringe, receive a puncture wound and contract the AIDS virus within six months," said Joseph S. Lescinski,...

Trash, Some of It Medical Waste, Closes Beaches on L.I. for 2d Day

https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/08/nyregion/trash-some-of-it-medical-waste-closes-beaches-on-li-for-2d-day.html

When a 50-mile slick of mixed sewage, household trash and hospital waste washed up on New Jersey beaches last summer, the state and an environmental group …