title: Characterization of low-level radioactive waste generated by a large university/hospital complex.
abstract: Descriptions of the physical characteristics and radioactive contents of waste generated by a large university/hospital complex were recorded in a computerized data base for 1 y. The data were summarized to create a waste stream profile so that major waste sources could be identified and minimization efforts quantified. The resultant profile provides a comprehensive description of the low-level radioactive waste produced by a large biomedical research and patient care facility, and projects the methods that will be used to process and ultimately dispose of the material.
authors.affiliation: Office of Radiation and Biological Safety, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Emery
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jeannette
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sprau
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals; D008506:Medical Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D009657:North Carolina; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D014495:Universities
chemical_list: D008506:Medical Waste; D011850:Radioactive Waste