title: Smoke out.
abstract: This year the EPA will finalize rules that will make medical waste incineration nearly a thing of the past. The author reports on an array of alternative approaches.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Luger
mesh_terms: D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods; D017745:Incineration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods