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University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Waste Management Program

WASTE MANAGEMENT

General Waste

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Satellite Accumulation Waste

Radioactive Wastes

Biohazardous Wastes


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RADIOACTIVE WASTES

DEFINITION

Wastes containing or contaminated with radioactive materials (RAM)- materials labeled with H-3, C-14, S-35, P-32, I-125, etc.

EXAMPLES:

  • Aqueous liquid with RAM.
  • Liquid scintillation counting fluids in vials (LSVs)
  • Dry, solid wastes, including sharps (pipettes, needles, broken glass, etc.)
  • Mixed, i.e., RAM and hazardous chemical(s).
  • Animal carcasses and tissues with RAM, including excreta.
  • RAM wastes contaminated with infectious agents.

NOTE: HAZARDOUS WASTE COMPANIES DO NOT HANDLE MIXED MATERIALS OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND RAM. PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE RUC MUST BE OBTAINED TO CREATE SUCH WASTES BASED ON AN ABILITY TO SEPARATE THE RAM SPECIES FROM THE HAZARDOUS WASTE.



Packaging Guidelines
If Discarding: Then:
Aqueous liquids with RAM
  1. If solution contains no other hazardous wastes, dispose in sanitary sink drain. Fill in the sink disposal log for the lab.
  2. Log all activity on a log sheet posted at the sink.
Liquid Scintillation Vials (LSV) LSVs--(flammable solvent-based cocktail
  1. Place no more than 200 LSVs into a polyethylene bag (PE); tie closed.
  2. Place this bag into a 2nd PE bag; tie closed.
  3. Label the bag with "LSV," authorized userŐs name, radioisotope, and date.
LSVs--(non-flammable and non-hazardous based cocktail)
  1. Vials containing H-3, C-14 can be poured into the based cocktail) designated disposal sink. Record isotope quantities in the liquid disposal log in the laboratory. The empty vials can be discarded as regular trash.
  2. All other radioisotopes must be separately bagged in PE as described in 1-3 above. (Do not mix non-hazardous vials with flammable/ hazardous cocktail-containing vials.)
Dry, solid RAM wastes
  1. Separate waste by isotope, only P-32 or S-35 (C-14 and H-3 may be combined)
  2. Place wastes in polyethylene bag not greater than 30 gallons in size; tie closed.
  3. Place 1st bag into 2nd bag; tie closed.
  4. Label each bag with "Dry/solid," authorized user's name, radioisotope, mCi quantity, and date.
  5. Sharps must be placed in non-penetrable container (plastic jar or sharps container) before placing into bag.
Animal carcass/ tissues and contaminated bedding
  1. Place animals containing different radioisotopes bedding into separate PE bags.
  2. Label "Animal name (identity)," authorized user's name, radioisotope, mCi/g of animal weight, mCi/animal, number and the date.
  3. Store in freezer.
Biohazardous-contaminated
  1. Inactivate infectious agent in accordance with "BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE" section.
  2. Package in accordance with appropriate category listed above or call for information.
Disposal Information
For: Then:
Aqueous liquids with RAM
  1. Dispose down sanitary sewer drain with large amounts of water.
  2. Log all activity on a log sheet posted at the sink.
All other RAM wastes
  1. Call The EH&S Office at 8242 or E-mail Robert Casparius, Director of EH&S at rcasparius@umassd.edu to arrange for pickup.