X-Message-Number: 32087
From: Tripper McCarthy <>
Subject: Re: Sewers and biohazard waste
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:58:25 +0000

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I used these search terms 'osha regulations mortuary waste' in Google.
The first thing that popped up was NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION FUNERAL HOME MEDICAL WASTE  . . .

"The protocol recognizes that funeral directors discharge embalming
wastewater to publicly owned treatment works and to septic systems and
that if embalming products are properly handled, funeral homes
generally do not generate hazardous wastes regulated under RCRA"

"Embalming wastewater" is to say blood, fluid in, blood out.  It is
dated 2004.  There doesn't seem to be anything more recent.
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Thanks for looking that up Keith. It would be helpful at this point to hear from
Alcor as 

to their position on how they dispose of medical waste. I do remember back when 
Larry Johnson's 

allegations of improper disposal first surfaced (back in 2004) that Alcor was 
inspected for 

improper disposal and no evidence was found of such. Perhaps this problem has 
already been 
addressed? I think I'll email them and see what they have to say on this.

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I can state that certain
tools from Sears (cleaned and included in the sterilized instrument
pack) are superior for this purpose in every way to any of the medical
instruments I have used or seen used.
>>


So the tools are sterilized then? If so this is good to hear. I would still 
argue that we 

should use medical instruments if for no other reason than it is good PR. No 
matter how 

well we justify it to a reporter, you know they are still going to run with the 
heading 

"Cryonics Company Uses Sears Hammer to Remove Head". Use of medical instruments 
would nip 
this type of misinformation and distortion in the bud.

Tripper



 		 	   		  
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