Sanitec to Demonstrate Mobile Disinfection System's Ability to Contain Avian Flu and Catastrophic Livestock Disease Outbreak
On December 7, Sanitec Industries will demonstrate their patented mobile Sanitec® Microwave Biohazardous Waste Disinfection System before federal, state and industry officials at major symposium on carcass disposal in Maryland. Earlier this year, Sanitec, which processes medical waste for several thousand healthcare facilities in the US, passed a crucial Avian Flu containment test at North Carolina State University.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 14, 2006
(www. sanitecindustries. com) For many it is the nightmare scenario: An outbreak of a highly contagious disease at a major US livestock facility. Experts agree that in the event of such an outbreak, which could send shockwaves through major segments of the US economy and cause panic among consumers, onsite containment must be immediate.
On December 7, Sanitec Industries will demonstrate their patented mobile Sanitec® Microwave Biohazardous Waste Disinfection System before federal, state and industry officials at major symposium on carcass disposal in Maryland. Earlier this year, Sanitec, which processes medical waste for several thousand healthcare facilities in the US, passed a crucial Avian Flu containment test at North Carolina State University.
Commenting on Sanitec's successful Avian Flu containment, Dr. Bethany Grohs, a veterinarian with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Emergency Management who responded to the 2001 outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the United Kingdom as well as the U. S. Capitol Hill Anthrax Incident said, "In the event of a foreign animal disease outbreak in livestock or poultry it will be critical to respond quickly and in a bio-secure manner. Sanitec's self-contained, mobile system for carcass disposal is an important tool to have in the emergency response tool kit. Sanitec's mobile system can be brought on-site, thus reducing the risk of disease spread via animal transport and a self-contained system reduces the risk of environmental contamination."
Among the advantages of the Sanitec system is that it is mobile, fully self-contained and transforms dangerous waste into harmless, unrecognizable matter that can be composted on site or disposed of in any municipal landfill without the need for further treatment or permitting.
Unlike incineration and autoclaves, which merely transform biohazard material into other dangerous waste products including dioxin, Sanitec systems are self-contained disposal units that utilize a microwave disinfection system that eliminates bacterial and viral pathogens.
The National Symposium on Carcass Disposal will take place December 4 - 7 in Beltsville, Maryland. Co-sponsors include the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, and several leading universities.
About Sanitec Industries, Inc.
Sanitec Industries, Inc. is the global patent holder for the Sanitec® Microwave Healthcare Waste Disinfection System™. Healthcare facilities nationwide, ranging from large Hospital systems to single practitioner doctors' offices, that utilize Sanitec systems to transform dangerous healthcare waste into low-volume, unrecognizable non-infectious material that requires no further treatment and can be safely disposed of in municipal landfills. Sanitec™ units are fully automated, self-contained and are approved for use in all 50 states and DC. Worldwide, Sanitec systems have treated over 500 million pounds of infectious waste.
CONTACT: For information, interviews or graphics contact Adam Dubitsky at 202-247-0130 or adamdubitsky "at" yahoo. com. For a detailed description of the Sanitec® Microwave Healthcare Waste Disinfection System™, please visit www. sanitecindustries. com.
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