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AORN Journal, 2010
AbstractMedical waste is a necessary by‐product of any hospital environment; however, the majority of regulated medical waste is produced in the OR from the use of disposable surgical supplies (eg, drapes, gowns, basins, gloves, sponges). We conducted a concept comparison project in the ORs of two large medical centers in Bethesda, Maryland, and ...
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AbstractMedical waste is a necessary by‐product of any hospital environment; however, the majority of regulated medical waste is produced in the OR from the use of disposable surgical supplies (eg, drapes, gowns, basins, gloves, sponges). We conducted a concept comparison project in the ORs of two large medical centers in Bethesda, Maryland, and ...
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Environmental Science and Technology, 2021
White wastes (unseparated plastics, face masks, textiles, etc.) pose a serious challenge to sustainable human development and the ecosystem and have recently been exacerbated due to the surge in plastic usage and medical wastes from COVID-19.
Guiyin Xu +15 more
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White wastes (unseparated plastics, face masks, textiles, etc.) pose a serious challenge to sustainable human development and the ecosystem and have recently been exacerbated due to the surge in plastic usage and medical wastes from COVID-19.
Guiyin Xu +15 more
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RESEARCH AND THE PROBLEMS OF LITTER AND MEDICAL WASTES ON THE UK COASTLINE
The British journal of clinical practice, 1997Recent research has shown that recreational water and bathing beach quality are associated with injury, infection and personal well‐being. Continued surveillance is essential to audit the environmental and associated health trends.
R. Philipp, K. Pond, G. Rees
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1994
The aim of this paper is to provide a few practical notions concerning the management, treatment, storage and disposal of the various kinds of waste generated by hospitals. Above all, we wish to look into the procedures that should be adopted to ensure that health-care workers, general public health and the environment are safely protected.
GIROLETTI, ELIO, LODOLA L.
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The aim of this paper is to provide a few practical notions concerning the management, treatment, storage and disposal of the various kinds of waste generated by hospitals. Above all, we wish to look into the procedures that should be adopted to ensure that health-care workers, general public health and the environment are safely protected.
GIROLETTI, ELIO, LODOLA L.
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2019
This chapter on medical waste management outlines the principles of waste management as essential determinants of health, quality of life, and dignity. It describes the principles of healthcare waste management and based on extensive implementation experience, offers a pragmatic adaptation of approaches most suitable for low-income countries.
Joos Van den Noortgate +2 more
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This chapter on medical waste management outlines the principles of waste management as essential determinants of health, quality of life, and dignity. It describes the principles of healthcare waste management and based on extensive implementation experience, offers a pragmatic adaptation of approaches most suitable for low-income countries.
Joos Van den Noortgate +2 more
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Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2019
Edouard Niyongabo +3 more
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Edouard Niyongabo +3 more
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Medical Waste: A Minimal Hazard
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1991Healthcare providers need to be aware of the facts regarding the environmental impact of regulated medical wastes and be prepared to voice concern over unnecessary and costly regulations. The wash-ups of waste, a small percentage of which was medical waste, on the beaches on New York and New Jersey in the summers of 1987 and 1988 prompted an immediate ...
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Generation and composition of medical wastes from private medical microbiology laboratories.
Waste Management, 2017D. Komilis +2 more
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New Jersey medicine : the journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey, 1990
Medical waste generators are subject to federal and state waste tracking and reporting regulations. Failure to comply with regulations can result in the imposition of significant penalties.
E A, Hogan, J J, McGovern
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Medical waste generators are subject to federal and state waste tracking and reporting regulations. Failure to comply with regulations can result in the imposition of significant penalties.
E A, Hogan, J J, McGovern
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