After several discussions with veterinary and medical providers, and with officials from the Radioactive Materials section of the New York State Department of Health, the Westchester County Department of Health has developed the enclosed fact sheets (see below) with specific recommendations for the management of potentially contaminated household waste.  Please make use of this information when counseling patients treated with radioactive isotopes.  By making your contaminated waste storage facilities available to patients for their own soiled diapers, sanitary pads, tissues or other similarly contaminated waste products you will be helping keep our communities free of all radiation hazards.

Fact Sheets:
Proper Waste Disposal Procedure for I-131 Patients
Proper Waste Disposal Procedure Following your cat's Radioactive Iodine Therapy

Environmental health professionals work to protect the public from needless  radiation exposure.  They periodically inspect all medical and dental x-ray facilities.  Staff conduct surveillance around the Indian Point nuclear power reactors and other facilities which utilize or discharge radioactive materials.  

Radiological training for the Indian Point Emergency Preparedness Plan involves hundreds of hours annually for, dose assessment, field monitoring and emergency operating center staff, in preparation for the federally observed drill.

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