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Medical Waste

See also: Hazardous Waste |


Glossary Terms

Air pollutant
Any substance in air that could, in high enough concentration, harm man, other animals, vegetation, or material. Pollutants may include almost any natural or artificial composition of matter capable of being airborne. They may be in the form of solid particles, liquid droplets, gases, or in combination thereof. Generally, they fall into two main groups: (1) those emitted directly from identifiable sources and (2) those produced in the air by interaction between two or more primary pollutants, or by reaction with normal atmospheric constituents, with or without photoactivation.(1)

Incinerator
A furnace for burning waste under controlled conditions.(1)

Industrial waste
Unwanted materials from an industrial operation; may be liquid, sludge, solid, or hazardous waste.(1)



 Information Sources and Organizations
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