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Main Title The health care guide to pollution prevention implementation through environmental management systems /
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Center for Environmental Research Information.
Publisher United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development,
Year Published 2005
Report Number EPA-625-C-05-003
Stock Number PB2007-100981
OCLC Number 958069525
Subjects Environmental management ; Best management practices (Pollution prevention)
Additional Subjects Pollution prevention ; Waste management ; Medical wastes ; Environmental management ; Hazardous materials ; Disposables ; Waste minimization ; Toxins ; Hospitals ; Health ; Humans ; Environmental impacts ; Guidelines ; Compliance ; Implementation ;
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified		 Checkout
Status
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA-625-C-05-003 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
NTIS  PB2007-100981 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation ix, 279 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28cm.
Abstract
Medical waste incineration, persistent bioaccumulative toxins (PBTs) and hazardous material use and disposal have heightened scrutiny of the health care industry's impacts on the environment. Given the mission of health care to promote health and wellness, hospitals must proactively manage activities, products and services to minimize these significant environmental impacts. While many hospitals voluntarily undertake environmental initiatives, their efforts often fail due to the lack of an established and sustainable environmental management system (EMS), which uses proven business management practices to integrate environmental concerns into an organization's activities, products and services.
Notes
EPA/625/C-05-003. "May 2005"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Notes
Medical waste incineration, persistent bioaccumulative toxins (PBTs) and hazardous material use and disposal have heightened scrutiny of the health care industry's impacts on the environment. Given the mission of health care to promote health and wellness, hospitals must proactively manage activities, products and services to minimize these significant environmental impacts. While many hospitals voluntarily undertake environmental initiatives, their efforts often fail due to the lack of an established and sustainable environmental management system (EMS), which uses proven business management practices to integrate environmental concerns into an organization's activities, products and services.