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A sustainable medical waste collection and transportation model for pandemics

open access: yesWaste Management Research, 2021
We are currently experiencing a critical period for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 related waste is a threat to global public environmental health.
Erfan Babaee Tirkolaee, N. S. Aydın
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Medical Wastes of Shariati Hospital in Tehran [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Advances in Environmental Health Research, 2023
Background: Given the increasing need for health care and the expansion of various medical facilities in health care centers, it is necessary to determine the adverse effects of subsequent medical wastes.
Najmeh Bayat   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on medical waste management: a case study

open access: yesJournal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, 2021
Covid-19 Pandemic leads to medical services for the society all over the world. The Covid-19 pandemic influence the waste management and specially medical waste management. In this study, the effect of the Covid-19 outbreak on medical waste was evaluated
R. R. Kalantary   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Solid Waste Management in The Hospital and Institute of Radiation and Nuclear Medicine [PDF]

open access: yesEngineering and Technology Journal, 2014
The Hospital and the Institute for Radiation and Nuclear Medicine is one of the specialized hospitals within Baghdad city, with 165 beds and up to 213 staff work, located in an abundance of health centers area and transportation links.
Azhar M.Haleem   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medical waste management [PDF]

open access: yesSerbian Journal of Engineering Management, 2021
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 ...
openaire   +1 more source

Landfill Site Selection for Medical Waste Using an Integrated SWARA-WASPAS Framework Based on Spherical Fuzzy Set

open access: yesSustainability, 2021
Selecting suitable locations for the disposal of medical waste is a serious matter. This study aims to propose a novel approach to selecting the optimal landfill for medical waste using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) methods.
S. J. Ghoushchi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Review of Medical Waste Management Systems in the Republic of Korea for Hospital and Medical Waste Generated from the COVID-19 Pandemic

open access: yesSustainability, 2022
With the increasing generation of medical waste worldwide, managing medical waste has become crucial, given its potential environmental and public health risks.
Cheol-Woo Yoon   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sterilization of medical waste by electron beam

open access: yesFushe yanjiu yu fushe gongyi xuebao, 2022
To study the effectiveness of electron-beam sterilization of medical waste, medical wastes were irradiated with different doses of an electron beam, and Bacillus pumilus and Bacillus atrophaeus were used as microbial indicators.Microbial counting was ...
ZHU Huanzheng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Response to: Biomedical Solid Waste Management System in Jimma Medical Center, Jimma Town, South Western Ethiopia [Letter]

open access: yesRisk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2023
Elanda Fikri1,2 1Department of Environmental Health, Poltekkes Kemenkes Bandung, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia; 2Center of Excellence on Utilization of Local Material for Health Improvement, Bandung Health Polytechnic, Bandung, IndonesiaCorrespondence ...
Fikri E
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Generation and Proportion Assessment of Hospitals Infectious Waste in Bandung Region Indonesia

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2018
The accurate information about generation quantities of waste generated is a fundamental prerequisite for the successful implementation of any infectious waste management plan.
Novi Fitria   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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