Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators: Background Information forPromulgated Standards and Guidelines. Regulatory Impact Analysis for New and Existing Facilities

摘要

The Regulatory Impact Analysis attempted to compare the costs to the benefitsexpected from the implementation of standards and guidelines. The cost and economic impact discussion refers to two 'Analysis of Economic Impacts' reports (EPA-453/R-97-007b) (PB98-110133) and (EPA-453/R-97-008b) (PB98-110125). A qualitative discussion of relevant benefit categories is presented. Due to lack of data regarding the benefits associated with reducing specific pollutants, only a few benefit categories were quantified.