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'''All biohazardous waste must be rendered non-infectious prior to final disposal per State law [http://deq.ne.gov/RuleAndR.nsf/pages/PDF/%24FILE/T132_5.17.16.pdf (NDEQ Title 132)].''' | '''All biohazardous waste must be rendered non-infectious prior to final disposal per State law [http://deq.ne.gov/RuleAndR.nsf/pages/PDF/%24FILE/T132_5.17.16.pdf (NDEQ Title 132)].''' | ||
=====Liquid Biohazardous Waste===== | =====Liquid Biohazardous Waste===== | ||
Decontaminate liquid biohazardous waste (such as human blood, aspirated culture media, infectious human or animal body fluids, and liquid bacterial cultures) by steam sterilization (i.e. autoclave) or treatment with an appropriate chemical disinfectant (such as freshly prepared bleach) for the recommended contact time (20 minutes for 1:10 final dilution with bleach). After decontamination, liquids may be poured down the drain to the sanitary sewer while flushing with cold water. See [https://www.unmc.edu/ehs/_documents/chemical-safety/factsheets/sanitarysewerdisposal | Decontaminate liquid biohazardous waste (such as human blood, aspirated culture media, infectious human or animal body fluids, and liquid bacterial cultures) by steam sterilization (i.e. autoclave) or treatment with an appropriate chemical disinfectant (such as freshly prepared bleach) for the recommended contact time (20 minutes for 1:10 final dilution with bleach). After decontamination, liquids may be poured down the drain to the sanitary sewer while flushing with cold water. See Sanitary [https://www.unmc.edu/ehs/_documents/chemical-safety/factsheets/sanitarysewerdisposal.pdf Sewer Disposal Fact Sheet] for guidance. Please note solutions containing biological toxins must be decontaminated in a manner that also inactivates the toxin. Contact Environmental Health & Safety Department (EHS) at 402-559-6356 prior to drain disposal if using disinfectants other than bleach. | ||
=====Solid Biohazardous Waste===== | =====Solid Biohazardous Waste===== | ||
Solid biohazardous waste is composed of two broad categories to include sharps and non-sharps. | Solid biohazardous waste is composed of two broad categories to include sharps and non-sharps. | ||