Medical Waste Alternatives To Ocean Dumping

Learn about Ocean Dumping | US EPA

https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/learn-about-ocean-dumping

The 1988 amendment also banned the ocean disposal of “medical waste.” ... evaluated to ensure that they will not pose a danger to human health or the environment and that there are no better alternatives for their reuse or disposal. The Water …

Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act …

https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/marine-protection-research-and-sanctuaries-act-mprsa-and-federal-facilities

Marine Pollution: Ocean Dumping | National Oceanic …

https://www.noaa.gov/gc-international-section/marine-pollution-ocean-dumping

Certain materials, such as medical waste, sewage sludge and industrial waste my not be dumped in the ocean. 33 U.S.C. §§1412(a), 1414b. Permits for dredged material …

Beach Medical Waste: Debris but No Panic

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

"We have no evidence of any patterned behavior of dumping red-bag waste into the harbor or …

Causes, Effects and Solutions to Ocean …

https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-solutions-ocean-dumping.php

Carelessness, ignorance, and lack of effective disposal systems are just some of the biggest causes. Since 70% of the earth is filled with water, the oceans and the seas …

“The Ocean Is Not a Dumping Ground” Fifty Years of …

https://www.iisd.org/articles/regulating-ocean-dumping

While the London Convention initially banned dumping high-level radioactive waste and allowed dumping low-level waste, a 1993 amendment prohibited dumping of …

There are massive chemical dumps in the …

https://grist.org/accountability/there-are-massive-chemical-dumps-in-the-gulf-we-know-almost-nothing-about/

Industrial waste dumped in the Gulf declined from 1.4 million tons in 1973 to 100,000 tons in 1976, according to an EPA report to Congress dated March …

Medical Waste | US EPA

https://www.epa.gov/rcra/medical-waste

The MWTA was a two-year federal program in which EPA was required to promulgate regulations on management of medical waste. The Agency did so on March …

Ocean Disposal of Dredged Material | US EPA

https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/ocean-disposal-dredged-material

Ocean disposal sites are precise geographic areas within which ocean disposal is permitted subject to specific conditions in individual MPRSA permits. Site …