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Medical Waste Committee (WT-3). "Medical Waste Disposal." Air & Waste 44, no. 10 (October 1994): 1176–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10473289.1994.10467311.

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Bennett, Noel McK. "Disposal of medical waste." Medical Journal of Australia 149, no. 8 (October 1988): 400–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb120697.x.

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Kiran, K. G., Sanjay Kini, Ravi K., Santhosh N. P., and N. Udaya Kiran. "KAP study of solid waste disposal of households in Kuttar & Manjanadi Panchayath covered under gramaskhema programme of K.S. Hegde Medical Academy." Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 05, no. 03 (September 2015): 029–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1703908.

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AbstractAn important problem faced by many societies across the world is unhealthy disposal of solid wastes. Knowledge, attitude, practices of people plays a crucial role as their view point is extremely vital in providing solutions to future environmental problems. A cross sectional study was conducted among the households of Kuttar and Manjanadi villages and a sample of 120 households were studied. Majority had a good knowledge about the ill effects of improper solid waste disposal and that 82.5% said collectively that it causes disease, unpleasant odour, unpleasant site and rodent nuisance. Majority of them had a positive attitude towards solid waste disposal and 98.3% felt that improper solid waste removal and disposal effects environment. Regarding household waste disposal practice it was found to be unsatisfactory as 78 households disposed of household wastes by just throwing away outside the house. Strict surveillance, supervision and timely removal for disposal of solid waste by management are the key factors in reducing environmental hazards.

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Krivokuća, Milan. "Medical waste management." Serbian Journal of Engineering Management 6, no. 1 (2021): 30–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/sjem2101030k.

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Medical waste management is of great importance for people and the environment. Irresponsible management and classification of medical waste can lead to environmental hazards and cause health risks to both employees and patients. Traditional waste disposal on landfills are the most common form of waste disposal in our country, although the authors see the most efficient incineration solution as a more appropriate method or an integrated method of hierarchical management from the generation stage to waste treatment, which brings economic advantage and risk reduction potential damages. In order to live in harmony with the environment, the problem of waste disposal must be recognized as one of the important tasks of all structures involved in its creation and disposal.

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Bennett, G. F. "Medical waste management and disposal." Journal of Hazardous Materials 31, no. 2 (July 1992): 196. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3894(92)85016-t.

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Khamitova, G. M., and A. I. Khabirov. "Legal regulation of medical waste disposal in foreign law." Journal of Law and Administration 17, no. 2 (July 16, 2021): 53–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.24833/2073-8420-2021-2-59-53-60.

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Introduction. The article considers international and national experience in legal regulation of medical waste disposal. The special attention is given to foreign experience and possibility of application and perfection of the legislation on medical waste recycling in the Russian Federation.Materials and methods. Realization of research tasks has been reached on the basis of studying theoretical and practical experience of foreign countries concerning regulation of medical waste utilization. The study is based on the method of analysis of the current regulatory and legal framework in the Russian Federation, the practice of applying the legislation by judicial and other competent authorities and existing European (world) standards for the purposes of legal unification. Study results. In the article experience of the foreign countries concerning legal regulation of medical waste recycling, presented in the works of foreign and domestic researchers, the legislation of foreign countries is considered; the analysis of the sources regulating recycling of medical waste is conducted; various concepts of classifications of medical waste are revealed.Discussion and conclusions. The study showed that polymorphism of medical waste is both an epidemiological and environmental hazard. The problem is compounded by the potential hazards that arise from contact with these wastes, such as toxicity, radioactivity and infection. This is why environmental and environmental legislation is of particular importance, along with health and sanitary legislation. These legal norms should be taken into account by medical institutions when developing procedures for handling hospital waste. On the basis of the above-stated it seems expedient to study the experience of developed countries, in particular of the USA and the European states, concerning legal regulation of utilization of medical wastes as the problem of safe handling of medical wastes is important for each subject of the Russian Federation.

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Su, Min, Qiang Wang, and Rongrong Li. "How to Dispose of Medical Waste Caused by COVID-19? A Case Study of China." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 22 (November 19, 2021): 12127. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212127.

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The rapid increase in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients also means a rapid increase in medical waste that could carry the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). How to safely dispose of medical waste caused by COVID-19 is a huge challenge that needs to be solved urgently. The outbreak of the COVID-19 has led to a significant increase in the daily generation of medical waste in China and has placed a severe test on the Chinese medical waste disposal system. Unlike ordinary wastes and garbage, medical waste that is untreated or incompletely treated will not only cause environmental pollution, but also directly or indirectly cause infections and endanger people’s health. Faced with difficulties, the Chinese government formulated a policy for medical waste management and a response plan for the epidemic, which provides policy guarantee for the standardized disposal of epidemic medical waste. In addition, the government and medical institutions at all levels formed a comprehensive, refined, and standardized medical treatment process system during research and practice. China has increased the capacity of medical waste disposal in various places by constructing new centralized disposal centers and adding mobile disposal facilities. China has achieved good results in the fight against COVID-19, and the pressure on medical waste disposal has been relieved to a certain extent. However, the global epidemic situation is severe. How to ensure the proper and safe disposal of medical waste is related to the prevention and control of the epidemic situation. This study summarizes China’s experience in the disposal of medical waste in the special case of COVID-19 and hopes to provide some reference for other countries in the disposal of medical waste.

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Qiu, Cheng, Chun Li Ye, and Chang Bing Ye. "Analysis on Medical Waste Management and Disposal in Kunming City." Advanced Materials Research 878 (January 2014): 532–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.878.532.

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Medical waste is a special category of waste with potential health and environment risks. Medical waste management and disposal is a difficult problem in the western China because the shortage of financial support. Kunming city was selected to assess the current achievement and experience of medical waste management and disposal. Kunming municipal government solved the problem of medical waste disposal by adopting the model of BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer). The analyzed results showed that there was a good achievement of medical waste disposal in Kunming city that medical waste disposal realized centralized and normalized disposal, and centralized disposal had amounted to one hundred percent in urban area since 2006. Medical waste disposal in Kunming city mainly includes three steps, that is,the sort and collection of respective medical institutions, the centralized collection and transport of Kunming Center for Medical Waste Centralized Disposal (KCMWCD) and incineration . Kunming municipal government approved franchise for Medical waste disposal. The government has strengthened the medical waste disposal by building the effective administrative monitoring system of medical waste, organizing some meetings and visiting the place of medical waste disposal for relevant person and training them, and imposing the medical waste disposal fee on medical institution.

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Wolf, Patrick, and Robert Bollinger. "Medical waste disposal: Procuring on-site technology for disposal." Journal of Chemical Health and Safety 20, no. 3 (May 2013): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchas.2013.03.189.

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Zainaro, M. Arifki, M. Ricko Gunawan, and Rike Saputra. "HUBUNGAN MOTIVASI PERAWAT DAN GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN DENGAN PERILAKU PERAWAT DALAM PEMBUANGAN SAMPAH MEDIS BENDA TAJAM DI RSUD DR.A.DADI TJOKRODIPO KOTA BANDAR LAMPUNG." Malahayati Nursing Journal 2, no. 2 (March 10, 2020): 354–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.33024/manuju.v2i2.1655.

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Introduction: sharp medical waste is not only able to cause scratch and stab wounds but also to infect wounds when they are contaminated by pathogen. A pre-survey result done by the researcher in wards of dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo at 20 January 2019 to 10 nurses concerning activities of nursing care and medicla waste management including needle, syringe, and bandage that were disposed without sorting.Objective: the objective of this research was to find out the correlations of nurse’s motivation and leadership style to nurse’s behavior in sharp medical waste disposal in dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo public hospital in Bandar Lampung. Method: this was a quantitative analytic survey research by using cross sectional approach and it was conducted in dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo public hospital from March to April 2019. Population was all nurses and samples were of total sampling. Data were collected by using questionnaires and analyzed by using univariate (frequency distribution) and bivariate (chi square test) analyses.Result: there were 31 respondents (54.4%) with poor medical waste littering behavior, 34 respondents (59.6%) with low motivation, and 29 respondents (50.9%) with bad leadership style. There were correlations of nurse’s behavior (p-value 0.000; OR 11.70) and leadership style (p-value 0.012: OR 4.725) to sharp medical waste disposal in dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo public hospital in Bandar Lampung in 2019. Conclusion: there were correlations of nurse’s motivation and leadership style to nurse’s behavior in littering sharp medical waste in dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo public hospital in Bandar Lampung in 2019. The researcher expects nurse’s motivation improvement concerning medical waste disposal by joining training about effects of improper sharp medical waste disposal.Introduction: sharp medical waste is not only able to cause scratch and stab wounds but also to infect wounds when they are contaminated by pathogen. A pre-survey result done by the researcher in wards of dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo at 20 January 2019 to 10 nurses concerning activities of nursing care and medicla waste management including needle, syringe, and bandage that were disposed without sorting.Objective: the objective of this research was to find out the correlations of nurse’s motivation and leadership style to nurse’s behavior in sharp medical waste disposal in dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo public hospital in Bandar Lampung. Method: this was a quantitative analytic survey research by using cross sectional approach and it was conducted in dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo public hospital from March to April 2019. Population was all nurses and samples were of total sampling. Data were collected by using questionnaires and analyzed by using univariate (frequency distribution) and bivariate (chi square test) analyses.Result: there were 31 respondents (54.4%) with poor medical waste littering behavior, 34 respondents (59.6%) with low motivation, and 29 respondents (50.9%) with bad leadership style. There were correlations of nurse’s behavior (p-value 0.000; OR 11.70) and leadership style (p-value 0.012: OR 4.725) to sharp medical waste disposal in dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo public hospital in Bandar Lampung in 2019. Conclusion: there were correlations of nurse’s motivation and leadership style to nurse’s behavior in littering sharp medical waste in dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo public hospital in Bandar Lampung in 2019. The researcher expects nurse’s motivation improvement concerning medical waste disposal by joining training about effects of improper sharp medical waste disposal.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Medical Waste Disposal"

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Leung, Kin-keung Kenneth. "Management and disposal of clinical waste /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18733992.

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Leung, Kin-keung Kenneth, and 梁健強. "Management and disposal of clinical waste." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31253775.

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Heffner, Heather Ann. "Analysis of post-use hypodermic needle medical waste disposal." Thesis, Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004:, 2004. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-06072004-131158/unrestricted/heffner%5Fheather%5Fa%5F200405%5Fms.pdf.

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Tolosana, Sandra. "Aspects of medical waste disposal in the Cape Peninsula." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26572.

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Hazardous waste management practices at ten medical institutions in Cape Town were studied and tests undertaken to determine concentrations of specific chemicals and radioactivity in liquid effluent outflows, as well as emissions from incinerators. To investigate the sewage outflow for Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), N, pH and heavy metals, a continuous sampler was installed at two hospitals and a Medical School. Samples were analysed by atomic absorption spectrometry for As, Hg, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn and Fe. Mercury levels ranged from l-70μg l⁻¹, exceeding the Environmental Target Quality of 0.04μg l⁻¹, and the South African General Effluent Standard of 20μg l⁻¹ . All other heavy metals were below General Effluent Standard Limits. In addition, a sludge sample from the Athlone Wastewater Plant was tested for Hg, realising 6mg kg⁻¹ on a dry weight basis, which was within Department of Health (DOH) Guidelines of 10 mg kg⁻¹. Samples of incinerator bottom ash analysed for heavy metal content gave Hg concentrations of 1.1-4.0mg kg⁻¹, and Zn concentrations of 5.1-11.0g kg⁻¹. Incinerator ash was also analysed for radio-activity and substantial levels of ¹²⁵I (332-650 bq kg⁻¹ ), and Ga⁶⁷ (9186bq kg⁻¹) recorded, which exceeded the South African limits of 200bq kg⁻¹. In Cape Town, hospital incinerators are old, burn large amounts of plastics and produce toxic emissions. They are all situated in residential or inner-city areas, and even though there is legislation dealing with emissions and chemical waste, these laws are not being enforced. Based on the above results, an investigation was carried out to assess attitudes to and knowledge of hazardous waste in the ten institutions. One thousand questionnaires were administered to staff, and the data from the 80% response rate statistically analysed. Results suggest that there is an urgent need for an holistic approach to toxic waste management, encompassing enforceable legislation coupled with on-going educational programmes and strong support from top management and all levels of staff.

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Tam, Yiu-man, and 譚耀敏. "Clinical waste management and its future development in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31253544.

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Plernpis, Kanchanabul Jiraporn Chompikul. "Infectious waste management of health centers in Muang district, Kanchanaburi province /." Abstract, 2008. http://mulinet3.li.mahidol.ac.th/thesis/2551/cd415/5038003.pdf.

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Helal, Nayazi. "Medical waste sharps injuries : research methodology and hospital waste disposal practices in the rapidly developing desert Emirate of Abu-Dhabi." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2011. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/843136/.

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This project aimed to assess the magnitude and risk factors for sharps injuries from handling medical waste in five public hospitals in Abu Dhabi. The study populations formed two groups: medical waste handlers and healthcare staff. A review of the international literature on relevant studies illustrated the circumstances in other countries and pointed to areas for study in Abu Dhabi. The regulatory structures for safeguarding the health and safety of workforces in health care in technologically advanced nations were examined so as to allow the most effective regulatory framework to be developed and proposed for the medical institutions in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, taking account of its own social and industrial circumstances. The populations selected for study, representative samples of the healthcare staff and medical waste handlers in the five hospitals, were investigated through a holistic and multidimensional approach, using qualitative and quantitative methods. The methods included; field observational visits to the participant hospitals (for observation and interviews of the staff): and cross-sectional studies, for which questionnaires were used. The results described the demographic characteristics of the two study populations, highlighting their age structures, nationalities, lengths of experience, and permanence or transience. Their use of safety equipment, exposures to education and training in occupational health and safety, frequencies and experience of injuries, and the risk factors for those injuries were investigated. These variables were analyzed to ascertain the sub-groups most vulnerable to the injuries from sharps and needle sticks. The findings highlighted issues which required to be resolved in order to improve the efficiency of the handling and managing of medical waste and to diminish the associated risks for the healthcare staff and medical waste handlers in these hospitals. The positive responses from managements and staff during this study showed the value of careful planning for the investigations in order to obtain the full support of the managements and willing cooperation of the workforces. The results identified several areas where deeper and continuing studies appeared essential in order to obtain light on the many components of the collaborative national aim of having a healthy, active and consequently productive workforce through a sound system of health protection of the hospitals workforce as a significant component of the nation's healthcare system.

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Ramabitsa-Siimane, Ts'aletseng. "The identification of environmentally sound technologies for healthcare waste management in Lesotho." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05112006-114349.

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Abor, Patience Aseweh. "Medical waste management at Tygerberg hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/782.

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This study examined the medical waste management practices of Tygerberg Hospital. The researcher made use of both primary and secondaiy data. Since this was a is study, the analysis is essentially descriptive.The results of this study revealed that both general and medical wastes are generated in the hospital. Tygerberg Hospital does not quantify medical waste. Segregation of medical wastes into infectious medical waste and non-infectious medical waste is not conducted according to definite rules and standards. The hospital does not label infectious waste with Biohazard symbol. Separation of medical waste and municipal waste is however practiced to a satisfactory extent. Wheeled trolleys are used for on-site transportation of waste from the points of production (different wards) to the temporary storage area. Staff responsible for collecting medical waste use almost complete personal protective equipment. The results of this study indicated that off-site transportation of the hospital waste is undertaken by a private waste management company. Waste is transported daily and small pickups are mainly used by the waste management company for transporting the waste to an off-site area for treatment and disposal. The final disposal of the medical waste is done by the private waste management company. The main treatment method used in the final disposal of infectious waste is incineration. Non-infectious waste is disposed of using land disposal method. The hospital does not recycle medical waste materials except white office paper and mixed office paper and the use of empty containers of antiseptics for the collection and temporary storage of sharps.The hospital does not provide training for staff members on the health and environmental effects of infectious waste. The waste management company's workers have also not received any formal training with regards to medical waste management. The study showed that Tygerberg Hospital does not have a policy and plan in place for managing medical waste. There is no definite policy or plan for purchasing the necessary equipment and for providing the facilities for the correct management of medical waste in the hospital. There are also no policies and guidelines regarding the recycling of medical waste products. There are a number of problems the hospital faces in terms of medical waste management, including; lack of necessary rules, regulations and instructions on the different aspects of collection and disposal of waste, intermingling of hazardous wastes with domestic waste in the hospital sometimes, failure to quantify the waste generated in reliable records, lack of use of coloured bags by limiting the bags to only one colour for all waste, the absence of a dedicated waste manager, the supervisor in charge of general services has waste management as part of his job schedule, and there is no committee responsible for monitoring the management of medical waste. From the results of this study, it is obvious that medical waste management is not practiced according to the World Health Organisation's (WHO's) recommended standards. There are some areas where medical wastes are not properly managed. It is imperative for significant investment in the proper management of medical waste in order to reduce the health risk it poses.

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Raphela, S. F. "Treatment and disposal of medical waste in rural and urban clinics within Polokwane municipality of South Africa." Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 12, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/663.

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The objective of the study was to assess the medical waste management practices used by clinics located in the Polokwane Municipality, South Africa. The clinic personnel were not informed prior to the visit. A walkthrough survey was conducted on-site where potential health and safety risks were identified and noted. The health care personnel in charge of specific clinics completed the questionnaires providing general and detailed information about the treatment and disposal of medical waste. Frequencies and percentages were calculated from the data obtained. Data obtained indicate that (i) medical waste was not segregated from general waste in most of the clinics, (ii) rural clinics were burning medical waste with general waste inside the clinic yard (iii) there was no sufficient collection and transport of medical waste in clinics, (iv) sharps were disposed at various hospital incinerators and (v) most of the clinics did not have storage facilities for medical waste.

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Books on the topic "Medical Waste Disposal"

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Brunner, Calvin R. Medical waste disposal. Reston, VA: Incinerator Consultants Inc., 1996.

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United States. Office of Solid Waste., ed. Medical waste management and disposal. Park Ridge, N.J., U.S.A: Noyes Data Corp., 1991.

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United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment., ed. Finding the Rx for managing medical wastes. Washington, D.C: Congress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment, 1990.

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Infectious waste management: A practical guide. Boca Raton, Fla: Lewis Publishers, 1995.

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A, Prüss, Giroult E, Rushbrook Philip 1958-, and World Health Organization, eds. Safe management of wastes from health-care activities. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1999.

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Tanzania. Wizara ya Afya na Ustawi wa Jamii., ed. Healthcare waste management monitoring plan. [Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, 2006.

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New York State Hospital Review and Planning Council., ed. Infectious waste: A statewide plan for treatment and disposal. [Albany?, N.Y.]: The Department, 1989.

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Jessup, Deborah Hitchcock. Infectious waste: The complete resource guide. Washington, DC: Bureau of National Affairs, 1988.

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Zambia. Office of the Auditor General. Report of the Auditor General on medical waste management in Zambia. Lusaka]: Republic of Zambia, 2008.

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Nessa, Khairun. Waste management in healthcare facilities: A review. Dhaka: ICDDR,B Centre for Health and Population Research, 2001.

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Book chapters on the topic "Medical Waste Disposal"

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Hasselriis, Floyd. "Ash Disposal." In Medical Waste Incineration and Pollution Prevention, 142–54. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3536-2_7.

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Zhang, Zheng, Liang Cheng, Ning Sun, Shunze Wu, and Yuantan Lu. "Research on Economic Policies for Centralized Disposal of Medical Waste." In Environmental Policy and Reform in China, 163–95. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6905-7_6.

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Sidorova, Natalia G., and Anastasiia R. Druzhinina. "Disposal of Medical Waste in the COVID-19 and the Post-COVID Period." In Post-COVID Economic Revival, Volume II, 51–71. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83566-8_4.

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Chen, Xingyu, Jiaxin Jiang, Shuhua Hou, Zongze Wu, and Yawen Deng. "Eco-economics Approach for Non-infectious Medical Waste Emergency Disposal During the COVID-19 Pandemic." In Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management – Volume 1, 570–81. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10388-9_42.

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Yirenya-Tawiah, Dzidzo, Ted Annang, Benjamin Dankyira Ofori, Benedicta Yayra Fosu-Mensah, Elaine Tweneboah Lawson, Richard Yeboah, Kwaku Owusu-Afriyie, et al. "Urban Waste as a Resource: The Case of the Utilisation of Organic Waste to Improve Agriculture Productivity Project in Accra, Ghana." In Organic Waste Composting through Nexus Thinking, 123–45. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36283-6_6.

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AbstractPoor municipal solid waste management continues to be a daunting issue for municipal authorities in Ghana. Major cities generate 2000 tonnes of mixed municipal waste per day, of which about 80% is collected and disposed of at open dump sites and/or at the limited number of landfills available. About 60% of this waste is organic. The Utilization of Organic Waste to Improve Agricultural Productivity (UOWIAP) project sought to co-create knowledge through a private-public engagement for the development of organic waste value chain opportunities to sustainably manage municipal organic waste and, at the same time, improve urban farm soils and increase food productivity in the Ga-West Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Through the project, identified key stakeholders in the waste and agricultural sectors, such as market traders, informal waste collectors, unemployed persons, farmers, landscapers, media, agricultural extension officers, Municipal Assembly officers and the general public, were engaged and made aware of sustainable organic waste management processes, including organic waste segregation from source, collection and compost production. Four formal markets were selected for the piloting of organic waste segregation from source. Interested persons were trained in organic waste collection, compost production and entrepreneurship. The lessons learned draw attention to the need for a massive effort to generate demand for compost use as this will invariably drive removal of organic waste from the unsorted waste stream.

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Choppin, Gregory R. "Near Field and Far Field Interactions and Data Needs For Geologic Disposal of Nuclear Waste." In Actinide Speciation in High Ionic Strength Media, 3–10. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8690-0_1.

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Rumynin, Vyacheslav G. "Tomsk-7 and Krasnoyarsk-26 Sites for Deep-Well Injection Radioactive Waste Disposal, and Lake Karachai Site of Near-Surface Disposal of Radioactive Brine." In Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, 681–711. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1306-2_23.

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Reinhardt, Peter A., and Judith G. Gordon. "Disposal of Treated Waste." In Infectious and Medical Waste Management, 125–28. CRC Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781351073530-11.

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Sajjad, Nasreena, Sumaya Hassan, Jasfeeda Qadir, Rohaya Ali, and Durdana Shah. "Analyses of the Recycling Potential of Medical Plastic Wastes." In Handbook of Research on Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Plastic Pollution, 178–99. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9452-9.ch010.

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Medical wastes have been historically disposed of either in landfills or treated in poorly-designed or inadequately-controlled incinerators that leads to the release of a significant quantity of hazardous pollutants, such as dioxins and heavy metals including Cd, Hg and Pb in the environment. This has led to increased public concerns over the disposal of medical wastes. Plastic is one of the most important components of the medical waste. The plastic content (20–25% by weight) of medical waste is significantly higher than that of municipality solid waste. Therefore, recycling of plastics should be increased to save landfill space and also to reduce expensive disposal cost of medical wastes. The recycling issues like risk of transmitting infections, improper collection and separation, can be resolved by proper management, education and innovative waste collection and disposal policies. Analysis and use of alternative products should always be considered as an important part of any recycling program.

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Cılız, Nilgün, Hacer Yıldırım, and Şila Temizel. "Structure Development for Effective Medical Waste and Hazardous Waste Management System." In Waste Management, 221–45. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1210-4.ch010.

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Management of medical and hazardous wastes is a serious problem especially for developing countries. People are not aware of possible threats and/or they are afraid of the cost of application. Rapid population growth leads municipalities towards proper solid waste management applications. In this study, data were collected from the Turkish Statistical Institute and a general framework was drawn for medical and hazardous waste amounts and disposal methods. Starting from this point of view, the authors analyzed both the Regulation on Control of Hazardous Waste and the Regulation on Control of Medical Waste applied in Turkey. Taking into account all of these factors, this chapter is intended to develop the medical and hazardous waste management system economically and environmentally including waste generation, collection, transportation, disposal and treatment activities. Additionally, it investigates the reasons for lack of proper application of the regulations in light of the statistical data.

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Conference papers on the topic "Medical Waste Disposal"

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Liu, Gunangfu, and Xin Xing. "Trilateral benefit analysis for medical waste disposal." In 2015 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering. Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/icseee-15.2016.172.

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Needham, Michael. "Detecting Sources of Ionizing Radiation in the Waste Stream." In 10th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/nawtec10-1016.

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Why is the detection of radioactive sources important to the solid waste industry?: Radioactive material is used extensively in the United States in research, medicine, education, and industry for the benefit of society (e.g. smoke detectors, industrial process gauges, medical diagnosis/treatment). Generally speaking, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and state governments regulate the use and disposal of radioactive materials. Licensed radioactive waste disposal facilities receive the bulk of the waste generated in the United States with exceptions for low-level waste (e.g. medical patient waste) that may be disposed of as municipal waste. According to the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc (CRCPD)., there has been an increasing number of incidence involving the detection of prohibited radioactive wastes at solid waste management facilities. While the CRCPD acknowledges that the increased incidence may be partially attributed to the growing number of solid waste facilities that have detection systems, undetected sources of ionizing radiation can harm the environment, have a negative impact on employee health and safety, and result in significant remedial actions. Implementing an effective detection/response plan can aid in the proper management of radioactive waste and serve to minimize the potential for negative outcomes.

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Teng, Hongjun, Dengchao Jin, and Yang Li. "Problems and countermeasures of medical waste management and disposal in China." In International conference on Human Health and Medical Engineering. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/hhme131522.

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Htay, Mila Nu Nu, Zay Yar Naing, Lin Phyo Phyo San, and Soe Moe. "INTENTION TO PRACTICE FOR PROPER SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS." In 10th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. IATED, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2017.0781.

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Matanga, M. "Waste disposal at St. Joseph's Hospital in Kinshasa, DR-Congo." In 3rd IEE Seminar on Appropriate Medical Technology for Developing Countries. IET, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/ic.2004.0693.

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John, Gordon H., Nigel Reeves, Amy C. Nisbet, Clive R. Williams, and Andrew Garnet. "UK Surplus Source Disposal Programme." In ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2009-16097.

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The UK Surplus Source Disposal Programme (SSDP), managed by the Environment Agency, was designed to remove redundant radioactive sources from the public domain. The UK Government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) was concerned that disused sources were being retained by hospitals, universities and businesses, posing a risk to public health and the environment. AMEC provided a range of technical and administrative services to support the SSDP. A questionnaire was issued to registered source holders and the submitted returns compiled to assess the scale of the project. A member of AMEC staff was seconded to the Environment Agency to provide technical support and liaise directly with source holders during funding applications, which would cover disposal costs. Funding for disposal of different sources was partially based on a sliding scale of risk as determined by the IAEA hazard categorisation system. This funding was also sector dependent. The SSDP was subsequently expanded to include the disposal of luminised aircraft instruments from aviation museums across the UK. These museums often hold significant radiological inventories, with many items being unused and in a poor state of repair. These instruments were fully characterised on site by assessing surface dose rate, dimensions, source integrity and potential contamination issues. Calculations using the Microshield computer code allowed gamma radiation measurements to be converted into total activity estimates for each source. More than 11,000 sources were disposed of under the programme from across the medical, industrial, museum and academic sectors. The total activity disposed of was more than 8.5E+14 Bq, and the project was delivered under budget.

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Manegdeg, Reynald Ferdinand, Analiza Rollon, Florencio Ballesteros, Eduardo Magdaluyo, Louernie De Sales-Papa, Eligia Clemente, Emma Macapinlac, Roderaid Ibañez, and Rinlee Butch Cervera. "Waste-to-Energy Technology Suitability Assessment for the Treatment and Disposal of Medical, Industrial, and Electronic Residual Wastes in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines." In ASME 2021 15th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2021 Heat Transfer Summer Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2021-63768.

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Abstract Sanitary landfill is considered as a final repository of residual wastes. However, there is a need for volume reduction to increase the lifespan of the landfill and to stabilize these wastes to prevent environmental and health hazards. A possible option to achieve these objectives is a waste-to-energy (WtE) facility that can significantly reduce residual waste volume and generate electricity at the same time. In Metropolitan Manila, Philippines, there is no existing WtE facility for the treatment of residual wastes. In this study, the technical feasibility of a WtE plant for residual wastes from medical, industrial, and electronic sectors in the Metropolis is assessed. A multi-attribute decision analysis method was used in the selection of the most appropriate waste conversion and power generation technology for residual waste. Seven waste conversion technologies were compared according to overall efficiency, waste reduction rate, maximum capacity, reliability, lifespan, energy conversion cost, and environmental emissions. Four power generation technologies were then ranked according to efficiency, cost, footprint, work ratio, emissions, and complexity. The pyrolysis-Brayton plant was found to be the most suitable WtE plant for the identified residual waste. To determine WtE capacity, a waste analysis characterization study was conducted in wastes from health care facilities, manufacturing plants and treatment, storage and disposal facilities in Metropolitan Manila. Representative samples were obtained from these sectors to determine the generation rate and waste composition of residual wastes. Empirical, literature, and manufacturer’s data were used to calculate for product yield, energy requirement and energy yield for each sectoral waste. Based on the energy yield estimates, the WtE power plant was simulated at capacities of 1, 3, and 10 tons per day (tpd) for the three residual waste sectors. The 10 tpd plant simulation for medical and industrial waste resulted to electricity generation of 800 kW and 1.2 MW, at efficiencies of 23% and 24%, respectively. The 3 tpd plant simulation for electronic waste generated 200 kW at 21% efficiency. The waste reduction rate obtained for medical, industrial, and electronic wastes was 84%, 90%, and 71%, respectively. The results of the study showed that it is technically feasible to incorporate a WtE plant in the treatment and disposal of residual wastes in Metropolitan Manila. Furthermore, in consideration of the geographical attributes of the sectoral residual waste generators, the flexibility and small footprint of the pyrolysis-Brayton set-up is suitable. Installing 1–3 tpd plants in clustered locations will lessen transportation costs and land area requirement. Moreover, it is recommended that a financial feasibility study be done on the residual WtE plant, along with an enabling environment and business plan.

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Little, Richard, Felicia Dragolici, Alex Bond, Ludovic Matyasi, Sandor Matyasi, Mihaela Naum, Ortenzia Niculae, Mike Thorne, and Sarah Watson. "Preliminary Safety Analysis of the Baita Bihor Radioactive Waste Repository, Romania." In The 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2007-7095.

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A project funded under the European Commission’s Phare Programme 2002 has undertaken an in-depth analysis of the operational and post-closure safety of the Baita Bihor repository. The repository has accepted low- and some intermediate-level radioactive waste from industry, medical establishments and research activities since 1985 and the current estimate is that disposals might continue for around another 20 to 35 years. The analysis of the operational and post-closure safety of the Baita Bihor repository was carried out in two iterations, with the second iteration resulting in reduced uncertainties, largely as a result taking into account new information on the hydrology and hydrogeology of the area, collected as part of the project. Impacts were evaluated for the maximum potential inventory that might be available for disposal to Baita Bihor for a number of operational and post-closure scenarios and associated conceptual models. The results showed that calculated impacts were below the relevant regulatory criteria. In light of the assessment, a number of recommendations relating to repository operation, optimisation of repository engineering and waste disposals, and environmental monitoring were made.

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Wenger, Jean-Pierre, Robert Ineichen, Rik Vanbrabant, Jan Deckers, James Crouch, and Mark Shuey. "Start-Up of the ZWILAG Plasma Radwaste Treatment System." In ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2001-1302.

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Abstract ZWILAG (Zwischenlager Würenlingen AG, Switzerland) has installed a plasma system for the treatment and conditioning of low level radioactive wastes from nuclear power plants, industry, research and medical applications. In this plasma system radioactive wastes, composed off burnable and unburnable components, can be treated and conditioned in one single process without any pretreatment of waste drums. The glass product meets the final disposal requirements without any further conditioning. In this way the plasma system fulfills the general requirements for nuclear safety, minimal dose impact to the public and professional workers, industrial safety, low release limits for gaseous emissions, high volume reduction and disposable final waste forms. This paper describes the start-up of the plant that was performed under the responsibility of ZWILAG together with the professional support of Belgoprocess, a consultant in radwaste processing, and of Retech Systems LLC, the supplier of the main components. Some technical problems occurred during unit and integrated testing. The paper describes how these problems were solved and demonstrates the full operability of the system.

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Barlow, S. V., and J. D. Palmer. "Standards and Specifications for Packaging Waste in the UK." In ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2001-1186.

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Abstract The role of Nirex is to provide the United Kingdom with safe and environmentally sound options for the long-term management of radioactive waste generated by the UK’s commercial, medical, research and defence activities. This includes all intermediate level waste and some low level waste (ILW and LLW). One of the key objectives of Nirex over the past 10 years or so, has been to ensure that when waste is packaged, it is in a form suitable for its future safe management including storage, transport, handling and potential disposal. Being responsible for development of future long-term waste management facilities, Nirex is uniquely placed to define standards and performance specifications for waste packages that include wasteform and container design, quality assurance and data recording requirements. In addition to the specifications, Nirex also provides detailed advice on the suitability of specific packaging proposals and plant designs against the foreseen requirements for future transport, handling, storage and potential disposal, as defined by the Nirex phased disposal concept. Where packaging proposals meet these requirements, Nirex is prepared to endorse the proposed approach through the issue of a ‘Letter of Comfort’. This approach has enabled the commencement of waste packaging operations with a high degree of confidence that the waste product will meet future waste management requirements, including potential disposal requirements. This paper provides a summary of the standards and specifications developed by Nirex for waste packages, and of the assessment process applied by Nirex in providing advice and endorsement of specific packaging proposals.

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Reports on the topic "Medical Waste Disposal"

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Shott, Gregory, and Dawn Reed. Unreviewed Disposal Question Evaluation: Disposal of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Spent Trap Media and Other Uranium Bearing Particulate Wastes at the Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site, Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Nevada. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), July 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1576992.

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