Best Management Practices for Embalming Facilities Discharge of blood , body fluids, and various preservation

Best Management Practices for Embalming FacilitiesEmbalming operations discharging blood, body fluids and various preservation chemicals used in the embalming process present a potential problem to the proper treatment of sanitary wastewater. JEA, as the control authority, regulates discharges from embalming facilities to ensure these discharges do not have a negative impact on the treatment works or the local waterways. By following these best management practices, embalming facilities may be exempt from obtaining a JEA Industrial User Discharge Permit.PolicyIt is the policy of the JEA Industrial Pretreatment program that embalming facilities discharging to the sanitary sewer system must implement these best management practices.Suggested Pollution Prevention PracticesRequired Practices for Embalming Wastes Substitute safer, less toxic materials wherever  To reduce waste, minimize spills and lower exposure, possible. Use embalming fluid substitutes containing mix the smallest possible volume of embalming solution ethyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol and required to do the job effectively. One-half to one gallon phenoxyethanol to replace embalming solutions of embalming solution should be sufficient in most containing formaldehyde, methanol and phenol. Less 1, 2 toxic high-level disinfectants are available including cases. those containing acetic acid, peracetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, alcohols or ketones. To eliminate spills and overflows, use ...