Main Title |
Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessment Histology Laboratory Xylene Use, Fort Carson, Colorado. |
Author |
Wahl, G. ;
Stamm, D. ;
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CORP Author |
Science Applications International Corp., Cincinnati, OH. ;Versar, Inc., Springfield, VA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab. |
Publisher |
Oct 92 |
Year Published |
1992 |
Report Number |
EPA-68-C8-0062; EPA/600/R-92/187; |
Stock Number |
PB92-228436 |
Additional Subjects |
Laboratories ;
Waste minimization ;
Hospitals ;
Pollution abatement ;
Xylene ;
Solvents ;
Tissues(Biology) ;
Performance evaluation ;
Prevention ;
Cost analysis ;
Assessments ;
Distillation ;
Chemicals ;
Waste recycling ;
Army hospitals
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB92-228436 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
86p |
Abstract |
Under the WREAFS program, RREL has performed a waste minimization opportunity assessment (WMOA) at the Evans Community Hospital Histopathology Laboratory on the Ft. Carson Army Base, Colorado, in the area of waste xylene and ethyl alcohol contaminated with human tissue. The waste consists of a mixture of the two solvents, with xylene representing 0-100% and ethyl alcohol 0-50% of the waste at any given time. Xylene is one of the 17 Industrial Toxics Project (ITP) chemicals with over 200,000,000 pounds released in 1988, according to the TRI data. There are a number of known chemical substitutes for xylene, possessing varying degrees of performance efficiency. Distillation for reuse has been evaluated. In order to be more useful to larger Army hospitals, the report includes a section that sorts pollution prevention opportunities by the size of the wastestream. |
Supplementary Notes |
See also PB90-256421. Prepared in cooperation with Versar, Inc., Springfield, VA. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Final rept. |
Category Codes |
68C; 68D; 44G |
NTIS Prices |
PC A05/MF A01 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
231126493 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |