Medical Waste Position Paper

Treatment and Disposal of Gypsum Board Waste -- Industry Position Paper

Background Gypsum, or calcium sulfate dihydrate, (CaSO4 l 2H2O) is the major component of drywall, or gypsum board, core. It is a naturally occurring mineral, deposited largely as a result of the evaporation of water in ancient inland seas, which contained large amounts of dissolved gypsum. For example, the evaporation of a typical 20,000 gallon residential swimming pool filled with seawater wi...

Medical student First Prize Paper environmental effects of Waste

Intersex fish, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, falling sperm counts, and contamination of drinking water: these are just some of the potential consequences related to the growing problem of pharmaceutical pollution. With the rising use and complexity of modern pharmacologic care, many investigators have focused their efforts on demonstrating that drugs administered to patients will inevitably fi...

Position Paper

Introduction We have done some initial work investigating what conditions are necessary for the formation of ‘glue’ to keep an online community together. One condition of the ‘glue’ is community knowledge. We are also investigating a particular representation framework on which community knowledge can be built and used. These are briefly discussed below, along with particular ideas we would lik...

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