But there is a famous old recipe at:<div><br></div><div> <a href="http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/medicalwaste/unwantpharm.pdf">http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/medicalwaste/unwantpharm.pdf</a><div><br>

</div><div><a href="http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/medicalwaste/unwantpharm.pdf"></a><div>2.3 Waste immobilization: encapsulation </div><div>Encapsulation involves immobilizing the pharmaceuticals in a solid block within a plastic or </div>

<div>steel drum. Drums should be cleaned prior to use and should not have contained explosive </div><div>or hazardous materials previously. They are filled to 75% capacity with solid and semi-solid </div><div>pharmaceuticals, and the remaining space is filled by pouring in a medium such as cement </div>

<div>or cement/lime mixture, plastic foam or bituminous sand. For ease and speed of filling, the </div><div>drum lids should be cut open and bent back. Care should be taken to avoid cuts to hands </div><div>when placing pharmaceuticals in the drums. Once the drums are filled to 75% capacity, the </div>

<div>mixture of lime, cement and water in the proportions 15:15:5 (by weight) is added and the </div><div>drum filled to capacity. A larger quantity of water may be required sometimes to attain a </div><div>satisfactory liquid consistency. Steel drum lids should then be bent back and sealed, ideally </div>

<div>by seam or spot welding. The sealed drums should be placed at the base of a landfill and </div><div>covered with fresh municipal solid waste. For ease of movement, the drums may be placed </div><div>on pallets which can then be put on a pallet transporter.  </div>

<div>Encapsulation of antineoplastic drugs requires a slightly different technique (see Section </div><div>4.6).</div><div><br clear="all"><div>Stevan Gressitt, M.D.<br>Faculty Associate, University of Maine Center on Aging<br>

Academic Member, Athens Institute for Education and Research</div>
<div>Athens, Greece</div>
<div>Founding Director, International Institute for Pharmaceutical Safety<br>University of New England, College of Pharmacy<br>Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences <br>Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry<br>University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine<br>

716 Stevens Avenue <br>Portland, Maine 04103<br><a href="mailto:gressitt@gmail.com" target="_blank">gressitt@gmail.com</a>  <br>Cell: 207-441-0291 </div>
<div><a href="http://www.benzos.une.edu/" target="_blank">www.benzos.une.edu</a> </div>
<div><a href="http://www.safemeddisposal.com/" target="_blank">www.safemeddisposal.com</a> <br><br></div><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Tenace, Laurie <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us">Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">


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<div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Does anyone have any research on this disposal method for pharmaceuticals? I would encourage anyone with real data about incorporating drugs into concrete to pass this information along.  </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Thanks,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">

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<div style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:9pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><br>From: Lyle Milby <br>Sent: Feb 11, 2011 11:25 AM <br>

To: <a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us" target="_blank">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a> <br>Subject: [Pharmwaste] Prescription Drug Disposal in OK <br><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Sounds like we are going to have some heavily medicated concrete in Oklahoma.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></p>

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<div><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Lyle Milby</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">City of Norman</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Environmental Services</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>

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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Norman, OK  73070</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black">(</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> (405) 292-9731</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>

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