The procurement team consists of a surgeon(s), a nurse or other clinician and a Gift of Life organ preservationist. Due to increased preservation times, up to 72 hours for kidneys and 24 hours for livers, the transplant team will normally drive to the hospital.
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EPA definition of sludge from 40 CFR 260.10: Sludge means any solid, semi-solid, or liquid waste generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility exclusive of the treated effluent from a wastewater treatment plant.