Persistence and antibiotic immunity of bacteria from a wetland used as a medical waste landfill.
The rudimentary objective of any biomedical waste disposal program should be protection of both public health and the environment. From 1964 to 1978, a wetland located in western Washington State was used as a landfill for non-sterilized medical wastes from Seattle area hospitals. Previous investiga...
| Published in: | Journal of Environmental Health Vol. 59; no. 6; pp. 6 - 16 |
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| Format: | CEU exam questions pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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National Environmental Health Association
Jan/Feb1997
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