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ND Health Officials Say Public Has Nothing To Fear From Incinerator

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Bismarck, N.D. (AP) Company and state health officials say the public has nothing to fear from the possibility that a medical waste incinerator in Fargo could accept ebola hospital waste from other parts of the country.

Healthcare environmental services is on a California Health Department list of potential destinations for any ebola-related waste. Director chad wold says the facility also has been contacted by companies in Indiana and Wisconsin that are putting together contingency plans for ebola-related waste.

Wold says hes is not actively seeking such waste, and will evaluate any requests on a case-by-case basis.

State Health Department Official Steve Tillotson says any ebola waste shipped to incinerators would have to follow "rigorous'' federal guidelines. He says if hes handled any ebola waste, a state official would be on hand to monitor.


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