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Creator:: Patel, Neha T.
Abstract:: Waste generated by the health care industry has been cited as a major source of toxic pollution, including mercury and dioxins, which poses a serious threat to public health. The purpose of this study was to investigate pollution prevention activities of health care facilities in Oregon related to environmentally preferable...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Prevention Strategies Used By Oregon Hospitals. Abstract approved: Anna K. Harding Waste generated by the

Creator:: Williamson, Gina Denise
Abstract:: The United States Congress is currently debating a bill to reauthorize the 1980 Superfund Hazardous Waste Cleanup Law. If this bill is not reauthorized by the end of 1995, the program will either continue in its present form or be eliminated altogether.' As currently administered, the Superfund program sets out...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -hazardous constituents. Bioremediation Cap - An impermeable layer that seals a hazardous waste site

Creator:: Klangsin, Pornwipa
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Medical Waste Treatment Techniques Used by Hospitals in Oregon. Washington, and Idaho. Abstract approved

Creator:: Jones, Cynthia L.
Abstract:: Pollution prevention is promoted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other governmental agencies as a method of reducing the generation of wastes and pollutants. Pollution prevention is also called source reduction because it reduces wastes early in the production process. Source reduction has been used by some industries to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Nationally, the electronics industry generates a large quantity of hazardous waste. Similarly in Oregon

Creator:: Wang, Mitchell K.
Abstract:: The move from hazardous waste management to pollution prevention is viewed as a paradigm shift in American industry. Pollution prevention involves source reduction to reduce the amount of hazardous waste that is generated, and recycling of those wastes that cannot be prevented within the production process. The first piece of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for those finding it cheaper than contracting with a responsible waste transporter and disposal site

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