Comments on: Do you think that burning medical supplies are bad for are health? http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-think-that-burning-medical-supplies-are-bad-for-are-health/ Mon, 21 May 2012 22:37:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: PaulCyp http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-think-that-burning-medical-supplies-are-bad-for-are-health/comment-page-1/#comment-310 PaulCyp Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:44:08 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-think-that-burning-medical-supplies-are-bad-for-are-health/#comment-310 Not as bad as throwing them on the ground somewhere (such as a dump), where others may be exposed to them. Not as bad as throwing them on the ground somewhere (such as a dump), where others may be exposed to them.

]]> By: Louise S http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-think-that-burning-medical-supplies-are-bad-for-are-health/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Louise S Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:55:37 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-think-that-burning-medical-supplies-are-bad-for-are-health/#comment-309 Stop it now.... give any unused drugs etc back to a pharmasist, they will know how to dispose of them safely. Stop it now…. give any unused drugs etc back to a pharmasist, they will know how to dispose of them safely.

]]> By: enginerd http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-think-that-burning-medical-supplies-are-bad-for-are-health/comment-page-1/#comment-308 enginerd Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:53:32 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-think-that-burning-medical-supplies-are-bad-for-are-health/#comment-308 as in most things, it depends incineration, if done properly, is a pretty good way to get rid of potentially dangerous wastes often the alternatives have more risk there are many medical waste that could have harmful pathogens (germs) that you might not want to just land fill and recycling is usually not possible with medical wastes so, in most cases, incineration seems to be the best option if incinerators are designed and operated properly they will have satisfactorily low emissions incinerators can destroy harmful bio and chemical hazards burning them up into non-toxic combustion products no system is 100% emission free but good incinerators are probably the best technique out there at this time as in most things, it depends

incineration, if done properly, is a pretty good way to get rid of potentially dangerous wastes

often the alternatives have more risk

there are many medical waste that could have harmful pathogens (germs) that you might not want to just land fill

and recycling is usually not possible with medical wastes

so, in most cases, incineration seems to be the best option
if incinerators are designed and operated properly they will have satisfactorily low emissions

incinerators can destroy harmful bio and chemical hazards burning them up into non-toxic combustion products

no system is 100% emission free but good incinerators are probably the best technique out there at this time

]]> By: Matt The Strong http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-think-that-burning-medical-supplies-are-bad-for-are-health/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Matt The Strong Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:57:51 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/do-you-think-that-burning-medical-supplies-are-bad-for-are-health/#comment-307 OUR health? If you don't know which to use, I don't want you making decisions on my behalf. It probably does emit dangerous chemicals, but what is the alternative? This is a question of trade-offs, not a question of a perfect world. OUR health? If you don’t know which to use, I don’t want you making decisions on my behalf.
It probably does emit dangerous chemicals, but what is the alternative? This is a question of trade-offs, not a question of a perfect world.

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