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| | Biomedical Research and the Environment - Presentation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Dioxin emissions may be substantially reduced by replacing polyvinylchloride (PVC) with non-PVC alternatives where available, removing PVC from the waste stream, eliminating non-essential incineration, and maximizing combustion conditions when incineration can not be avoided. |
 | | Contained in this mountain of trash are heavy metals (e.g., mercury in fluorescent lights, batteries, medical devices, lab reagents; cadmium in red bags), polyvinylchloride, a source of dioxin when produced and incinerated, and hazardous waste (ignitable, toxic, corrosive, reactive, radioactive; e.g., solvents, lab chemicals, isotopes, waste anesthetic gases, etc.) |
 | | PVC is a source of dioxin when produced as well as when it is incinerated as a means of disposal. |
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