Can lead to exposure to infectious materials and increase the risk of infection

Accept Electrons

Physical contact with an infected person or contaminated surface

Liquid in which solute is dissolved

Refers to dangerous conditions where a person can encounter energized equipment or conductors

Biological Waste Disposal: Soiled Linens

(Composting) microorganisms break down the waste into harmless by products; more applicable to agriculture and food industry waste

Biological substance that poses a threat to the health of living organism, primarily humans. Chain of infection. (Transmission)

Direct contact, Inhalation, Ingestion

Reagent Grade Water: (Ultrapure) Requiring minimum interference; for preparation of standard solutions, buffer and in analytical techniques

Can cause severe damage to tissues and materials

Biological Waste Disposal: Chemical Waste and Heavy Metals

(Burial) requires careful regulation to avoid contamination

Ingestion of contaminated food or water

Redox/Reduction Potential: measure of the ability of a solution to accept or donate electrons

Known to cause cancer

Reverse osmosis; pumps water across semipermeable membrane

Used a colored liquid (red or other colored material) Encased in Plastic or Glass 20°C - 40°C Continuous line of liquid Free from separation or bubbles NIST

Can undergo violent reactions under certain conditions

Temperature are which the vapor pressure of the solvent reaches one atmosphere

Environmental factors that can cause harm to human body without necessarily touching it Injuries, health issues, accidents

Inhalation of airborne pathogens (droplets)

Temperature-sensitive resistors SRM, NIST Fast reading and accurate Ideal for applications requiring immediate temperature adjustment

Refers to the location of potentially harmful microorganisms

Biological Waste Disposal: Autoclaving

Dissolved in liquid

Types of Biologic Hazards

Biological Waste Disposal: Radioactive Waste

Reagent Grade Water: Preparation of reagents and solutions, general laboratory procedures

Spread through vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, fleas)

Are a specific category of medical and laboratory waste that includes an items that can puncture or cut the skin. Causing injuries and transmitting infections

Direct contact, Inhalation, Ingestion

Often used for liquid waste

Hospitals, laboratories, and clinics where infectious agents are handled

Necessary to prevent infection

Soil, water and air that may contain pathogenic organisms

Biologic Solutes

How electricity passes through a solution

Immediate harm upon exposure

Cause genetics mutations

Facilities involved in genetic engineering, pharmaceutical development, and biological research

Can cause puncture or wounds (Bloodborne Pathogens)

Purified by distillation

Non-infectious dry biological waste disposal

Resistance to the passage of electrical current

Toxins produced by microorganisms, plants, and animals

Liquid solvent is in equilibrium with the water vapor

Easily ignite and cause fires

Cyanide, Carbon Monoxide

Long-term health effects

Biologic Hazard/Pathogenic Microorganisms

Purified by ion exchange

(sterilization) uses high pressure steam to realize waste, killing all pathogens (commonly used for laboratory waste)

Requires continuous link between three elements

Donate electrons

Role of Clinical Chemistry

Biological Waste Disposal: Sharps

Role of Medical Technologist (Must understand the tools)

Most frequently used reagent in the laboratory

Non-infectious wet biological waste disposal

NFPA

Cause developmental abnormalities

The pressure required to stop the flow of solvent into the solution through a semipermeable membrane

The most common disinfectant is 1:10 solution of ___________ (household bleach) prepared weekly and stored in a plastic (not a glass)

Reagent Grade Water: Glassware Washing

Individual who is at risk of infection

Refers to the risk posed by chemicals that can cause harm to human health or the environment

Direct contact, Inhalation, Ingestion

Utilizes the specialty of chemistry to study human beings. -An applied science when analysis are performed on body fluids or tissues for diagnosis or treatment of disease.

Infectious pathologic biological waste disposal

Substances that can cause allergic reactions

Asbestos, Benzene

Temperature at which a vapor pressures of a solid and liquid phases are the same

(Burning Waste) involves burning biological waste at high temperature, reducing it to ash

RACE