[Pharmwaste] Hand sanitizers

[Sue Dayton]

Paul:  There are many. Just google:

"triclosan, endocrine disruptors, fish reproductive systems"

... and you will find them.

Sue

Sue Dayton
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
North Carolina Healthy Communities Program
PO BOX 44
Saxapahaw, NC 27340
(336) 525-2003
sdayton at swcp.com
 
 
 

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
-  Martin Luther King Jr.

 

 
 
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[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Paul DeLeo
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 8:43 AM
To: Sue Dayton
Cc: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Hand sanitizers

Sue,

Could you provide citations of the work that has found that triclosan and
triclocarban destroy the reproductive systems of fish and other aquatic
life?  I am not familiar with it.

Paul



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-----Original Message-----
From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Sue Dayton
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 6:08 AM
To: 'Suhr, Marcus W.'; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Hand sanitizers

Marcus:

You raise some very good questions, and additionally, there are other
concerns. 

I am attaching an article on triclocarbon, a common ingredient in hand
sanitizers (antibacterial soaps) used in both hospitals and in homes.
Triclocarbon is an endocrine disrupting compound and is showing up in rivers
and streams, and in sewage sludge being spread on farmlands. It is not
regulated, tested for or removed during the wastewater process. Triclocarbon
and its cousin, triclosan, have been found to destroy the reproductive
systems of fish and other aquatic life. 

Sue

Sue Dayton
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
North Carolina Healthy Communities Program PO BOX 44 Saxapahaw, NC 27340
(336) 525-2003
sdayton at swcp.com
 
 
 

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
-  Martin Luther King Jr.

 

 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Suhr, Marcus
W.
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:57 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Hand sanitizers

Just had Medline presentation here at the hospital about hand hygiene.
Discussed two studies (2001, and 2008) about there not being a statistical
significance of the benefit of hand sanitizers with alcohol in them.  Why
then, are they pushing so hard for these sanitizers?

My concerns coming from occupational safety are;

1) the alcohol content (and corresponding flash point) in these items make
them a class IC flammable substance thereby restricting the volume and
quantities that can be hosted in any one area. (Fire Code)
2) disposal of unused quantities of alcohol sanitizer should either be
D001 RCRA waste, or D003 (foam canisters) and is probably not happening.
(EPA)
3) has permeation testing been done between alcohol sanitizers and latex
gloves when used in conjunction?

When I asked about non-hazardous alternatives to alcohol, medline rep
mentioned BZK as a possible, but less desirable ingredient.  Does anyone
have experience with BZK or using BZK based sanitizers?  What about any
other sanitizer products that are non-hazardous, or at least non-flammable?

Marcus Suhr, CSP
Industrial Hygienist
Christiana Care Health Services
Occupational Safety Department, Office L840J
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road
Newark, DE 19718
302-733-3787 (office)
302-573-7662 (pager)
302-733-3771 (fax)
MSuhr at christianacare.org

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