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John Marchese (1993) “Medical Waste Disposal” [|http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=c2i0znWuKQAC&oi=fnd&pg=PA151&dq=medical+waste+disposal&ots=E4J-FBPsoz&sig=Kqe6nQdLeDFv1mAWi-DAuNpKJhQ#v=onepage&q=medical%20waste%20disposal&f=false]

This chapter of the book “The Work Environment” discusses regulations, disposal technologies, and the development plan for waste disposal. The author states that a volume reduction of 90% comes with the option of incineration. There is also the option of steam sterilization, gas sterilization, chemical sterilization ect. The author also makes a point to say that air sterilization is the most widely used type of incinerator in the past two decades.

“Perhaps the most accepted but still most controversial method for infectious waste disposal is incineration.”

“A volume reduction of 90% is possible with incineration.”

A few disposal methods listed in the article are: incineration, sterilization, microwave radiation, ionizing radiation, pyrolysis, encapsulation, ensilation, and recycling. __Definitions:__ Incineration- waste burned at high temperatures Steam sterilization- high temperature and pressure used to destroy pathogens Gas sterilization- sterilant gas used to destroy pathogens Chemical sterilization- liquid chemical used as a gas to destroy pathogens Microwave radiation- waste is heated with microwaves after shredding Ionizing radiation- waste is being bombarded with gamma rays to destroy pathogens Pyrolysis- waste is being heated to high temperatures with the absence of oxygen Encapsulation- waste is mixed with a thick ceramic-like material to form blocks Ensilation- using biological agents, non-human pathological waste is converted to pet food with little to no waste remaining __Something I might use in my report are:__

All of the above