Chemical + Waste Management
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| hazardous waste | waste that poses a risk to humans or to the environment if discarded into landfill or poured down the drain.
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| infectious waste | waste that includes biologic materials capable of transmitting an infectious disease.
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| regulated waste | items that have been deemed to pose a risk to humans or the environment and for which disposal is regulated by the state for medical waste and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for chemical waste.
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| toxic waste | waste that can have a toxic effect to humans.
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| Safety Data Sheet (SDS) | form provided by the chemical manufacturer that provides printed information regarding the hazards of materials and products that contain chemicals.
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| Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS | ) organization that defines and classifies the hazards of chemical products and communicates health and safety information on labels
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| acute exposure | high levels of exposure over a short period.
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| chronic exposure | continuous or repeated contact with a substance over a long period.
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| hazard class classification | that provides a number or name of hazardous properties that present a potential hazard to human health and safety.
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| hazard classification systematic | standardized statement that divides health and physical hazards into separate classifications.
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| hazard statement statement | assigned to a hazard class and category that describes the nature of the hazard(s) of a chemical, including, where appropriate, the degree of hazard.
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