title: Plasma pyrolysis for clean medical waste treatment.
abstract: At Kaiser Permanente in San Diego, plasma pyrolysis will be used instead of incineration to treat hospital waste without creating corrosive gases, PVCs or groundwater-contaminating ash. Here's why plasma pyrolysis offers so much promise for waste treatment and why hospitals should follow this project closely.
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D008506:Medical Waste; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008506:Medical Waste