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Instruments, Products, and Laboratory Chemicals Used in Hospitals That May Contain Mercury
http://www.h2e-online.org/docs/hcwh0110502.pdf
Fluorescent Lamp Recycling: 10 Steps to Implementing a Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Program
http://www.h2e-online.org/docs/h2e10stepfluorescent121802.pdf
H2E’s Self-Assessment Guide
This self-assessment can help you evaluate your facility’s waste streams, identify opportunities for improvements, and enhance your environmental and waste programs.
http://www.h2e-online.org/docs/h2eselfassessment.pdf
Mercury-Free Industrial Thermometers, Manometers, Thermostats, and Switches Fact Sheet
http://www.h2e-online.org/docs/inform111503.pdf
Evaluating Pharmaceutical Wastes
Managing Pharmaceutical Waste: A 10-Step Blueprint for Health Care Facilities In the United States
http://www.h2e-online.org/docs/h2epharmablueprint41506.pdf
This fact sheet is intended to help healthcare providers correctly identify waste pharmaceuticals that are hazardous.
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publications/w-hw4-45a.pdf
Mercury in Health Care Lab Reagents
A number of reagents in your lab may contain mercury.
http://www.h2e-online.org/docs/mntap111505.pdf
Environmentally Preferable Procurement Guidelines for Information Technology Equipment in Health Care
This fact sheet provides information on electronic wastes – one of the world’s fastest growing waste streams.
http://www.h2e-online.org/docs/hcwh21204.pdf
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The Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange
The Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx™) is a consortium of eight regional pollution prevention information centers, funded in part through grants from EPA. These centers all provide pollution prevention information, networking opportunities and other services to States, local governments and technical assistance providers in their region. The centers represent a broad constituency, including state and local pollution prevention programs, manufacturing extension partnerships, cooperative extension and nonprofit organizations. The diversity of audience contributes to an overall breadth of P2 information and opportunities.
http://www.p2rx.org/P2InfoNexpert/sectorInfo.cfm?SectorID=5
EPA’s Information for Healthcare Providers
Medical facilities use a large variety of mercury-containing equipment and products. This page provides resources relating to issues of particular concern to people who work in the health care industry, including the medical uses of mercury, programs to reduce the use of mercury, health effects of mercury, workplace safety, how to handle mercury spills, and proper disposal and treatment of mercury waste.
http://www.epa.gov/mercury/healthcare.htm
EPA’s Profile of the Healthcare Industry notebook is a comprehensive guide on the waste, and air and water pollution generated by the healthcare industry.
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/sectors/notebooks/healthsn1.pdf
Health Care Without Harm
Health Care Without Harm is an international coalition of hospitals and health care systems, medical professionals, community groups, health-affected constituencies, labor unions, environmental and environmental health organizations and religious groups.
Sustainable Hospitals Program
The Sustainable Hospitals Program (SHP) is located within the University of Massachusetts University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Work Environment. The SHP provides technical support to the healthcare industry for selecting products and work practices that reduce occupational and environmental hazards, maintain quality patient care, and contain costs.
http://www.sustainablehospitals.org/cgi-bin/DB_Index.cgi
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