Implementation of an Environmentally Friendly Approach of a Hospital–Practice of Medical Waste Disposal

The paper presents some technical considerations regarding the medical waste transportation and an optimization calculus for minimizing the transportation costs of a company specialized and authorized in collecting, transporting and final disposal of medical waste generated by healthcare facilities. The calculus revealed that it is possible to significantly reduce the transportation costs (up to 65.52%), but there are also other analysis possibilities like considering the in-between points from sources to destinations, alternative paths, limits to the amount of medical waste on each path, time.

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Efficient synthesis of glycosylamines in solventless conditions promoted by mechanical milling

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/c4ra04321a ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (68) ◽

pp. 36350-36356 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Cédric Epoune Lingome ◽

Gwladys Pourceau ◽

Virginie Gobert-Deveaux ◽

Anne Wadouachi

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Milling ◽

Environmentally Friendly ◽

Efficient Synthesis ◽

Environmentally Friendly Approach

A mecanosynthesis of glycosylamines under solventless conditions was established. This environmentally friendly approach optimized with l-rhamnose, was investigated using a variety of amines and other carbohydrates.

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Biopesticides - An environmentally friendly approach for desert locust control

10.20935/al4250 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Yasin ◽

Waqas Wakil ◽

David Hunter

Keyword(s):

Environmentally Friendly ◽

Desert Locust ◽

Locust Control ◽

Environmentally Friendly Approach

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Development of an Environmentally Safe Process for Medical Waste Disposal Based on Pyrolysis

Thermal Engineering ◽

10.1134/s0040601518110101 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 65 (11) ◽

pp. 833-840 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

N. A. Zroychikov ◽

S. A. Fadeev ◽

P. P. Bezruky

Keyword(s):

Waste Disposal ◽

Medical Waste ◽

Environmentally Safe

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Awareness and Practices of Dental Care Waste Management Among Dental Practitioners In Chennai City

Journal of Contemporary Dentistry ◽

10.5005/jcd-1-1-15 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 15-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Navin Anand Ingle ◽

Zohara Kayamali Charania

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Waste Disposal ◽

Dental Care ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Medical Waste ◽

List Type ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Dental Practitioners ◽

Chennai City ◽

Colour Coding

Abstract Objectives To assess the dentist's awareness about dental care waste management. To know the various methods of bio-medical waste disposal practiced by private dental practitioners in Chennai City. To assess the awareness of dentists regarding colour coding of biomedical wastes. Materials and Methods A cross sectional questionnaire study was conducted among 250 private dental practitioners selected by simple random sampling. A pretested questionnaire consisting of 28 close ended questions divided into two sections was used. Results Out of 250 participants 167(66.8%) were males and 83(33.2%) were females. About 14.8% of the dentists were not aware of the different categories of bio-medical waste generated in their clinic. About 28% of the dentists were not aware of the bio-medical waste management law in India and the same number (28%) were not aware of the colour coding for different types of biomedical wastes. Conclusion The present study indicates that the majorities of the dental practitioners were not aware of the different categories of biomedical waste and are not practicing the appropriate method of waste disposal. There is an urgent need for continuing dental education on dental care waste management for the dental practitioners.

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Knowledge and practices of health workers on safe disposal of sharp medical wastes in selected hospitals

Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research ◽

10.3329/ajmbr.v6i4.51249 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 802-808

Author(s):

Eti Samadder ◽

Ashees Kumar Shaha ◽

Irtiza Ahmed Chowdhury ◽

Sajeda Khatun ◽

China Rani Mittra ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care Providers ◽

Waste Disposal ◽

Health Workers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Medical Waste ◽

Care Providers ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Safe Disposal ◽

Correct Color ◽

Medical Wastes

Sharp medical waste is infectious and hazardous because of their high potential diseases transmission and injury. It poses serious threats to environmental health. A cross sectional study was done to assess the level of knowledge and practices of health workers on safe disposal of sharp medical wastes. This study was done in Pirojpur Sadar Hospital, Nazirpur Upazilla Health Complex and Zia Nagar Upazilla Health Complex. Sample size was 200 Health Workers. A Semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected data were processed and analyzed with the help of SPSS (Version 20) software on the basis of different variables. The period of study was from January to December 2016. The study result shows that among 200 respondent mean age was 44.05 (±7.01) years. The designation varieties were nurses (70.0%), doctor (10.0%), Aya/ward boy (15.0%). This study found that, majority of the respondents had knowledge about the concept of medical waste and sharp medical waste. Among the respondents (90.0%) respondents knew the correct color bin to segregate sharp medical waste. Multiple responses of the respondents (80%) mentioned that they got information from Course curriculum. Knowledge of the respondents on sharp medical waste disposal (64.5%) had Good knowledge, (23%) had Fair Knowledge and (12.5%) had Poor Knowledge. Most of the respondents (47.5%) had Good practices, (33%) had Fair and (20%) had Poor practices regarding safe disposal of sharp medical waste disposal. Adequate supply of equipment’s and strict monitoring system should be established to improvement the practice of the health care providers regarding safe disposal of sharp medical waste. Training on sharp medical waste disposal will help the participants to improve their knowledge and practices. Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. December 2020, 6(4): 802-808

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Alternative Fuel Source Study-An Energy Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Approach (Final Technical Report)

10.2172/1113754 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Ralph Zee ◽

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Anton Schindler ◽

Steve Duke ◽

Thom Burch ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficient ◽

Environmentally Friendly ◽

Alternative Fuel ◽

Technical Report ◽

Source Study ◽

Environmentally Friendly Approach ◽

Fuel Source

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ENVIRONMENTAL-LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE-LEGAL ASPECTS OF MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL

International scientific journal Internauka Series Juridical Sciences ◽

10.25313/2520-2308-2021-10-7604 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Iryna Lychenko ◽

Keyword(s):

Waste Disposal ◽

Administrative Support ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Action Plan ◽

Legal Aspects ◽

Medical Waste ◽

Household Waste ◽

Law Enforcement Agencies ◽

Important Place ◽

Source Of Infection

The article analyzes the environmental, legal and administrative aspects of medical waste disposal during the Covid-19 pandemic in Ukraine. The substantiation of priorities of improvement of ecological-legal and administrative-legal maintenance of procedure of utilization of medical waste during the Covid-19 pandemic is presented. It is emphasized that the state takes a number of measures to reduce mortality from this disease, while increasing the negative impact on the environment of medical waste generated as a result of vaccination, disease prevention, diagnosis, inpatient treatment of this disease. Their uncontrolled disposal together with household waste has a negative impact on the environment, polluting land and water resources, is a dangerous source of infection. It is established that the environmental, legal and administrative support of the medical waste disposal procedure during the Covid-19 pandemic is related to the formation of the regulatory framework for medical waste management, including collection, transportation, storage, sorting, processing (processing), disposal, removal, and effective activities of public administration and law enforcement agencies to monitor this process. The facts of successful counteraction of such bodies to illegal activity concerning transportation, storage, utilization of medical waste are emphasized. It was found that many problems in this area are due to insufficient funding of the medical sector. The need to implement effective administrative and legal measures, especially control and supervision of economic entities for the disposal of medical waste, to regulate in detail the procedure for medical waste disposal, to devote an important place to this issue in the National Environmental Action Plan until 2025, approved by the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of April 21, 2021 № 443-r and to strengthen the administrative liability of licensed organizations for the provision of medical services for violations in this area. It is recognized that in such conditions it is extremely important to adapt EU legislation on medical waste disposal to Ukrainian realities.

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