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This article from Pumper magazine is from 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=pumper%20magazine%20say%20no%20to%20drugs&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CFQQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pumper.com%2Feditorial%2F2008%2F05&ei=1zryT_qtMcbo2AXZ7-ihAg&usg=AFQjCNE65R8lmeQPmsYo8oEb2DD3I4QKow<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Stevan Gressitt [mailto:gressitt@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 02, 2012 8:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jim Mullowney<br><b>Cc:</b> Matthew C. Mireles; Jeff Hollar; pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Pharmwaste] NIOSH Update<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>My curiosity is raised. what specifically would the impact of that one dose be on a septic tank/leech field?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Jim Mullowney <<a href="mailto:jmullowney@pharma-cycle.com" target="_blank">jmullowney@pharma-cycle.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There is no established time weighted average exposure allowed for cytotoxins, OSHA is Zero exposure. The bigger problem is for about 25 of the drugs the patient will excrete a large portion of the drug in the active form, so the guy cleaning the toilet or changing the sheets is heavily exposed. How about a patient on Cyclophosphamide who will get 4 grams of the drug injected and 1 gram will be excreted in 24 hours ( estimated one liter of urine in 24 hours that is 1000 ppm). That is a lot of a chemical made by a guy in a spacesuit to send someone home to his family without even telling him. The story gets worse if the guy is on a septic system and a well.<br>Nice work Niosh, OSHA needs to step it up a bit and the EPA should recognize that "drugs are chemicals too". Cyclophosphamide (U058) breaks down into Acrolein (P003).<br>What are we thinking.<br><br>Jim Mullowney<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>] On Behalf Of Matthew C. Mireles<br>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 4:40 PM<br>To: Jeff Hollar; <a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a><br>Subject: Re: [Pharmwaste] NIOSH Update<br><br>Jeff, many thanks for this info. Exposure to hazardous materials is measured in time weighted average (TWA), FYI.<br><br>Matthew Mireles<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>>From: Jeff Hollar <<a href="mailto:jhollar@pwaste.com">jhollar@pwaste.com</a>><br>>Sent: Jul 2, 2012 3:22 PM<br>>To: <a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a><br>>Subject: [Pharmwaste] NIOSH Update<br>><br>>We have just updated our database to reflect NIOSH's recent additions<br>>(Table<br>>1) and deletions (Table 2) to the NIOSH hazardous drug list. Waste-ID<br>>subscribers will notice these changes on their next output. A direct<br>>link to the recent changes can be found:<br>><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2012-150/pdfs/2012-150.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2012-150/pdfs/2012-150.pdf</a><br>><br>>Jeff Hollar<br>>President<br>>PharmWaste Technologies, Inc.<br>>Urbandale, IA 50322<br>><a href="tel:515-276-5302">515-276-5302</a> (general)<br>><a href="tel:515-331-7310">515-331-7310</a> (direct)<br>><a href="tel:515-360-9785">515-360-9785</a> (cell)<br>><a href="http://www.pwaste.com" target="_blank">www.pwaste.com</a><br>><br>><br>>---<br>>Note: As a courtesy to other listserv subscribers, please post messages to the listserv in plain text format to avoid the garbling of messages received by digest recipients.<br>>---<br>>TO SUBSCRIBE, go to: <a href="http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharmwaste" target="_blank">http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharmwaste</a><br>>TO UNSUBSCRIBE, DO NOT REPLY TO THE LISTSERV. 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Please send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:pharmwaste-unsubscribe@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste-unsubscribe@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a> -- the subject line and body of the e-mail should be blank.<br>If you believe you may be subscribed with a different email address, please visit the subscriber listing at <a href="http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/roster/pharmwaste" target="_blank">http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/roster/pharmwaste</a><br>FOR PROBLEMS: Contact List Administrator <a href="mailto:Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us">Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us</a> SEND MAIL to the list server at: <a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a><br><br><br>---<br>Note: As a courtesy to other listserv subscribers, please post messages to the listserv in plain text format to avoid the garbling of messages received by digest recipients.<br>---<br>TO SUBSCRIBE, go to: <a href="http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharmwaste" target="_blank">http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharmwaste</a><br>TO UNSUBSCRIBE, DO NOT REPLY TO THE LISTSERV. Please send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:pharmwaste-unsubscribe@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste-unsubscribe@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a> -- the subject line and body of the e-mail should be blank.<br>If you believe you may be subscribed with a different email address, please visit the subscriber listing at <a href="http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/roster/pharmwaste" target="_blank">http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/roster/pharmwaste</a><br>FOR PROBLEMS: Contact List Administrator <a href="mailto:Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us">Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us</a><br>SEND MAIL to the list server at: <a href="mailto:pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us">pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><br>-- <br>Stevan Gressitt, M.D., D.F.A.P.A.<br>Faculty Associate, University of Maine Center on Aging<br>Academic Member, Athens Institute for Education and Research<br>Athens, Greece<br>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>314 Clark Road<br>Unity, Maine, 04988<br><a href="mailto:gressitt@gmail.com" target="_blank">gressitt@gmail.com</a> <br>Cell: 207-441-0291<br><a href="http://www.benzos.une.edu" target="_blank">www.benzos.une.edu</a><br><a href="http://www.safemeddisposal.com" target="_blank">www.safemeddisposal.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>