BATTLING BIOHAZARDOUS LIQUID LABORATORY WASTE

“So, what happens with your Biosafety Level 3 lab waste?” I asked the laboratory manager. “Our safety assessment says to just mix it with sterilant and wash it down the drain – there is worse stuff down there already.” “How about genetically modified material?” “Yeah, that goes the same way - It’ll die in the drains”. Treating biologically hazardous waste in such a way is not uncommon in the UK – the combination of chemical sterilants and a well-developed system of sewerage and treatment plants can handle a wide range of biologically active substances, but it is not a failsafe system....

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