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Fish The Mercury Connection Natural Sources Occurs naturally in soils sediments and rocks Volcanic eruptions Wildfires ManMade Sources Coal combustion Medical waste incineration. Lab Waste. Biological Waste. Chemical Waste. Regulated Medical Waste. Non- Regulated Medical Waste. Radioactive Waste. Biohazardous Waste (Regulated Medical Waste) . Wastes that are exposed to this must be disposed of in special ways.. Part 8 of the Waste Act. Ms. Mishelle Govender. Chemicals and Waste Management. Land Remediation Team. CONTENTS. Part 8 of the Waste Act. Listed waste management activity. Norms and Standards for the remediation of contaminated land and soil quality. Illness research. Project Based Learning. For College and Career Awareness. Why do people get sick?. There are many reasons why people get sick. Viruses . and bacteria. may cause infections like strep throat and influenza (flu). . F – FOOD. A – ACIDITY. T – TEMPERATURE. T – TIME. O – OXYGEN. M - MOISTURE. Bacteria. Location. – Bacteria can be found almost anywhere. They live in our bodies. Detection. – It can be seen, smelled and tasted. Keith Davidson. . . Specialist environmental law firm . - contaminated land issues. Environmental liability transfer projects . . Chemical companies. Developers. Environmental support for law firms. What are Food Borne Illnesses?. An illness that comes from the ingestion of contaminated food. Often called food poisoning. Two types:. Infection: the illness is from organisms that are consumed and continue to grow within the body. ACLCA – Australian Contaminated Land Consultants Association. Date: 19/08/2015. Presenter: Daniela Lacerda. Position: Remediation Services Manager . Presentation Structure. Veolia Snapshot. Disposal Facilities. W. hat . you need to know . about . contaminated land!. VPELA seminar, 6 July 2016 . 29356386_1. The . s. tate of contaminated land regulation in Victoria . 2. A short recent history…. Year. Event. What are Blood Borne Pathogens. Microorganisms that . can infect and cause disease to those exposed to blood containing the pathogen. Examples include HIV, Hepatitis B &C, and syphilis. General Information. Environmental Cleaning Tool Kit Funded through the AORN Foundation and supported by a grant from Ecolab Special Cleaning Procedures and Waste Management Module 5 Objectives Upon completion of this module, participants will be able How is norovirus spread? Outbreaks also have occurred from eating undercooked oysters harvested from contaminated waters - cooking kills the virus. Drinking water contaminated by sewage can also be 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 5 9 9 9 I v a 3 4 6 8 B a a a 1 & area. 5 8 i 2 J romsii! y - * p t I o aa a m m 4 a Y a ar\ a a a other a a 5 ( o ) ( o ) I 2 MANAGEMENT OF CONTAMINATED REMAINS GENERAL Contaminated remains require special hand The authority such as the local coroner the RTF physician etc for pronouncing death needs to be identified A proce Helminths. Parasitic organisms. AKA worms or flukes. Transmitted to humans:. when they ingest the eggs or larvae in contaminated food. ingest meat contaminated with the worms. get bitten by infected insects.