(37) Safety Considerations in the Operation of Gamma Processing
Facilities (MDS Nordion)
"Since the beginning of [Nordion's] Cobalt 60 shipment activity in 1955, not one
[incident] has resulted in the release of radioactive materials or presented any radiation
hazard to the public or the environment."
(38) PRNewsWire Release: Isomedix BoardApproval for Plant Construction in
Hawaii (5/22/97)
(Under Construction) May 21, 1997: "John Masefield, CEO of Isomedix, Inc., today
announced that his board of directors approved company funding for construction of a
post-harvest irradiation treatment plant on the island of Hawaii."
(39) ISOMED: locations(Isomedix, Inc.)
www.isomedix.com
Map and addresses of Isomedix commercial irradiation facilities in the United States.
(40) ISO: process (Isomedix, Inc.)
"Cobalt 60 gamma sterilization has become the industry's method of choice because its
reliability is unmatched, stemming from the extreme penetrating nature of gamma radiation
and the ease of controlling the single sterilization process variable-TIME."
(41) Summaries of Ten Reference Letters to Hawaii County Council
(Under Construction)
(42) Yahoo / Market Guide - Isomedix, Inc.
http://biz.yahoo.com/p/i/iso.html
"Isomedix provides contract sterilization services to manufacturers of pre-packaged
products, such as health-care and certain consumer products. For the six months ending
06/30/97, revenues increased 14% to $25.6 million. Net income from continuing operations
increased 19% to $4 million. Revenues benefited from an overall increase in business
across the Isomedix network of facilities."
(43) Gamma Sterilized Disposable Medical Products and Related Health Care Items. (University
of Florida)
A list of single-use disposable medical and pharmaceutical products and everyday consumer
items presently sterilized by gamma irradiation.
(44) Radiation & Health Physics Homepage (University of Michigan)
"This WWW HomePage contains information and links related to Radiation. It has been
written for three distinct groups: the General Public, Students, and the Health Physics
community at large."
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