Management of Mercury Waste in an Institution of São Paulo State Health Secretary, the Case of Butantan Institute
Metallic mercury is a species of interest for public health and the environment due to its high toxicity. The activities related to health assistance are among the important sources of anthropic emissions of mercury. There are alternatives to the use of mercury which are safe and economically viable...
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| author | Debora Mastantuono Mônica Spadafora-Ferreira Bianca Cunha Guimarães de Abreu Neuzeti Maria dos Santos Giovana Cappio Barazzone Sonia Aparecida de Andrade |
| author_facet | Debora Mastantuono Mônica Spadafora-Ferreira Bianca Cunha Guimarães de Abreu Neuzeti Maria dos Santos Giovana Cappio Barazzone Sonia Aparecida de Andrade |
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| description | Metallic mercury is a species of interest for public health and the environment due to its high toxicity. The activities related to health assistance are among the important sources of anthropic emissions of mercury. There are alternatives to the use of mercury which are safe and economically viable for almost all its applications the health care. The São Paulo State Secretary of Health published Resolution SS-SP no. 239 on 12/07/2010, prohibiting the purchase, the use and the storage of mercury containing products in the institutions under its jurisdiction and determined that they should be disposed of following the accepted procedures. Instituto Butantan is a biomedical research center of the São Paulo State Secretary of Health and is responsible for the production of vaccines and serums for prophylactic and curative use. It also develops scientific research related to public health. In order to comply with the Resolution SS-SP no. 239, the Environment Management (EM) in collaboration with the Purchase Section and the Quality Assurance Department (QAD) replaced all mercury containing thermometers in the Institute. 183.0 kg of waste were sent to a company specialized in mercury phase-out process, through which the distilled mercury was extracted and the other materials were decontaminated.
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| spelling | doaj.art-bfd6f1a4124947fcb28bc3dcb9ea26282023-01-20T11:04:30ZengUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulOrbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry1984-64282015-06-0172Management of Mercury Waste in an Institution of São Paulo State Health Secretary, the Case of Butantan InstituteDebora Mastantuono0Mônica Spadafora-Ferreira1Bianca Cunha Guimarães de Abreu2Neuzeti Maria dos Santos3Giovana Cappio Barazzone4Sonia Aparecida de Andrade5Butantan Institute, São Paulo, SPButantan Institute, São Paulo, SPButantan Institute, São Paulo, SPButantan Institute, São Paulo, SPButantan Institute, São Paulo, SPButantan Institute, São Paulo, SPMetallic mercury is a species of interest for public health and the environment due to its high toxicity. The activities related to health assistance are among the important sources of anthropic emissions of mercury. There are alternatives to the use of mercury which are safe and economically viable for almost all its applications the health care. The São Paulo State Secretary of Health published Resolution SS-SP no. 239 on 12/07/2010, prohibiting the purchase, the use and the storage of mercury containing products in the institutions under its jurisdiction and determined that they should be disposed of following the accepted procedures. Instituto Butantan is a biomedical research center of the São Paulo State Secretary of Health and is responsible for the production of vaccines and serums for prophylactic and curative use. It also develops scientific research related to public health. In order to comply with the Resolution SS-SP no. 239, the Environment Management (EM) in collaboration with the Purchase Section and the Quality Assurance Department (QAD) replaced all mercury containing thermometers in the Institute. 183.0 kg of waste were sent to a company specialized in mercury phase-out process, through which the distilled mercury was extracted and the other materials were decontaminated. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17807/orbital.v7i2.696 https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/orbital/article/view/17891mercury wastemanagement of hazardous wastehealthenvironmentthermometers |
| spellingShingle | Debora Mastantuono Mônica Spadafora-Ferreira Bianca Cunha Guimarães de Abreu Neuzeti Maria dos Santos Giovana Cappio Barazzone Sonia Aparecida de Andrade Management of Mercury Waste in an Institution of São Paulo State Health Secretary, the Case of Butantan Institute Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry mercury waste management of hazardous waste health environment thermometers |
| title | Management of Mercury Waste in an Institution of São Paulo State Health Secretary, the Case of Butantan Institute |
| title_full | Management of Mercury Waste in an Institution of São Paulo State Health Secretary, the Case of Butantan Institute |
| title_fullStr | Management of Mercury Waste in an Institution of São Paulo State Health Secretary, the Case of Butantan Institute |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of Mercury Waste in an Institution of São Paulo State Health Secretary, the Case of Butantan Institute |
| title_short | Management of Mercury Waste in an Institution of São Paulo State Health Secretary, the Case of Butantan Institute |
| title_sort | management of mercury waste in an institution of sao paulo state health secretary the case of butantan institute |
| topic | mercury waste management of hazardous waste health environment thermometers |
| url | https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/orbital/article/view/17891 |
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