Assessment of bio-medical waste before and during the emergency of novel Coronavirus disease pandemic in India: A gap analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2110214
Author(s):  
Rahul Rajak ◽  
Ravi Kumar Mahto ◽  
Jitender Prasad ◽  
Aparajita Chattopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Central Pollution Control Board ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
The Government ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Considering the widespread transmission of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) globally, India is also facing the same crisis. As India already has inadequate waste treatment facilities, and the sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 virus has led to significant growth of Bio-medical waste (BMW), consequently safe disposal of a large quantity of waste has become a more serious concern. This study provides a comprehensive assessment of BMW of India before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, this article highlights the gaps in the implementation of BMW rules in India. This study uses various government and non-government organizations, reports and data specifically from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The finding of the study demonstrated that most of the States/Union Territories (UTs) of India are lacking in terms of COVID-19 waste management. India has generated over 32,996 mt of COVID-19 waste between June and December 2020. During this period, Maharashtra (789.99 mt/month) is highest average generator of COVID-19 waste, followed by Kerala (459.86 mt/month), Gujarat (434.87 mt/month), Tamil Nadu (427.23 mt/month), Uttar Pradesh (371.39 mt/month), Delhi (358.83 mt/month) and West Bengal (303.15 mt/month), and others respectively. We draw attention to the fact that many gaps were identified with compliance of BMW management rules. For example, out of all 35 States/UTs, health care facilitates (HCFs), only eight states received authorization as per BMW management rules. Moreover, the government strictly restricted the practice of deep burials; however, 23 States/UTs are still using the deep burial methods for BMW disposal. The present research suggests that those States/UTs generated on an average of 100 mt/month COVID-19 waste in the last 7 months (June–December 2020) should be considered as a high priority state. These states need special attention to implement BMW rules and should upgrade their BMW treatment capacity.

scholarly journals How to Dispose of Medical Waste Caused by COVID-19? A Case Study of China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 12127
Author(s):  
Min Su ◽  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Rongrong Li
Keyword(s):  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Global Epidemic ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Process System ◽  
The Government ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
And Control

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.

170. Evaluation of Occupational Exposures at Medical Waste Treatment Facilities

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.A. Jensen ◽  
K. Leese ◽  
R. Uhorchak ◽  
L. Hodson ◽  
M. Owen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Occupational Exposures ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Treatment Facilities

Permitting, the Public and the Future of Animal Biosafety Facilities

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-84
Author(s):  
Fred W. Quimby
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
The Public ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Treatment And Disposal

Biocontainment facilities for animals are complex structures which must comply with numerous, sometimes conflicting, federal, state and local regulations. Agencies responsible for funding the construction of or permitting of such facilities must address the environmental impacts of the operation including the treatment and disposal of regulated medical waste. Our experience illustrates the complex nature of the biocontainment facility permitting process. Furthermore, these experiences have taught us to seek public input early in the planning process and incorporate the public's concerns during the environmental quality review process. Finally, the recent decision in New York to regulate ABSL-3 facilities as regulated medical waste treatment facilities has added significant new requirements and resulted in a cost escalation that threatens the entire project.

scholarly journals Assessing Problems and Prospects of Solid Waste Management in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Innocent A. Jereme ◽  
Rawshan Ara Begum ◽  
Basri Abdul Talib ◽  
Chamhuri Siwar ◽  
Md. Mahmudul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Management Scenario ◽  
Relevant Field ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
The Government

Malaysia has seen a high rate of economic growth in past couple of decades hand in hand with an ever increasing size of population. As a consequence, the issue of sustainable waste management has become an important priority for policymakers and other stakeholders of the society. Although there are potentials to recycle up to 80 per cent of the total dry wastes collected, currently most of them are deposited into various landfill sites. Waste treatment facilities are also insufficient in the country. The government has introduced SWM Act 2007 along with other initiatives to improve the waste management scenario, but more needs to be done to be able to recycle and treat a major portion of the wastes. Based on studies on the state of Selangor in Malaysia, this paper this paper attempts to analyse the waste management scenario of Malaysia and the problems and prospects of waste recycling there. The paper will help the policy makers, waste management strategists, local administrators and researchers in the field to formulate sustainable policies and identify further areas of study in the relevant field.

scholarly journals Medical Waste Generation during COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic and Its Management: An Indian Perspective

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manju Rawat Ranjan ◽  
Ashutosh Tripathi ◽  
Ganga Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Biomedical Waste ◽  
Novel Virus ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Government ◽  
Indian Perspective ◽  
Take All

The generation of biomedical waste has increased many times after the SARS Cov2 commencement. The biomedical waste generated from COVID-19 Patients is very infectious and contaminated. Thus, it is a big challenge with all stakeholders to avoid spreading of COVID-19 through it. This requires monitoring the complete cycle to the grave to be monitored from the cradle, if the spreading needs to be controlled. The COVID-19 waste generation, collection, storage, transportation and disposal is a big challenge withall stakeholders including isolation wards, quarantine centres, sample collection centres, laboratories, urban local bodies, and the Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF) respectively. As its a novel virus and WHO has instructed that proper guidelines need to be followed with regards to COVID-19biomedical waste generation and its safe disposal. The Government of India has separately developed the Guidelines for the handling of COVID-19 biomedical waste, which needs to be followed besides BiomedicalRules, 2016 so that Corona spread through this can be controlled. Owing to its novel origin and least information about its behaviour, thus it is extremely important to take all precautions possible till we get some medical treatment.

154. Evaluation of Occupational Exposures at Medical Waste Treatment Facilities

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.A. Jensen ◽  
K. Leese ◽  
E. Uhorchak ◽  
L. Hodson ◽  
M. Owen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Occupational Exposures ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Treatment Facilities

scholarly journals Impact of Industrial Policy on the Growth of Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises in Uttar Pradesh

2020 ◽  
pp. 307-312
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Industrial Policies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
Target Set ◽  
The Government ◽  
Medium Enterprises

The Micro, Small and Medium enterprises sector is a very dynamic and upcoming sector of the Indian economy. It has emerged as a great contributor to the economic development of the country by providing huge employment opportunities. It encourages self -dependency by stimulating entrepreneurship thereby ensuring social development of the country. As the capital cost is low it has proved to be India’s boon after Agriculture in the past few decades. Currently there are approximately 633.8 lakh units spread throughout the country, contributing around 28.90% to the GDP and 49% to total exports of the country. The target set by MSME ministry is a contribution 50% to the GDP by 2025 as India forges ahead to achieve a $5 trillion economy. Uttar Pradesh has approximately 89.99 lakh MSME’s which is around 14.20% share of the total no of MSME’s in India as per NSS 73rd Round (15-16). In products like handicrafts, engineering goods, carpets, readymade garments, leather products of the MSME sector, U.P. is a lead exporter. The Government of U.P. recently launched the scheme of One District One Product (ODOP) among many other schemes to foster and encourage the setting up of more MSME’s. Uttar Pradesh (UP) has the highest number of MSME units in the country followed by West Bengal and Tamil-Nadu. With the help of this paper the growth in number of MSME units and MSME employment generation in Uttar Pradesh is studied. Provision in UP industrial policies for years 2004, 2012 and 2017 regarding MSME’s units has also been examined.

scholarly journals Medical Waste Management: The Need For Effective Regulation of The Minister of Environment And Forestry In Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 281-288
Author(s):  
Ontran Sumantri Riyanto ◽  
Adi Purnomo ◽  
Yohana Kristiyaning Rahayu ◽  
Arif Wahyudi
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Medical Waste Management ◽  
Infectious Waste ◽  
The Government

Waste resulting from an activity or production is highly undesirable in human life because waste negatively impacts life, especially for human health. Hospitals are one of the institutions that produce considerable waste and can have a devastating impact on the environment. Because medical waste has the potential to cause problems for the environment as well as to human health. The most dangerous hospital waste is infectious medical waste. Experts and skilled should appropriately handle infectious waste in its management. This research is empirical legal research using a statutory, conceptual, and sociological approach. As well as conducting interviews and observations with the analysis used is qualitative descriptive analysis. It is expected that the management and management of the hospital can carry out the medical waste treatment by the regulations that have been published by the government, and the government must carry out strict supervision so that medical waste does not cause pollution to the environment.

scholarly journals Panel Data Modelling of COVID-19 Infected Cases

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAJARATHINAM ARUNACHALAM ◽  
TAMILSELVAN PAKKIRISAMY
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Wald Test ◽  
Infected Case ◽  
Panel Data Regression ◽  
Data Regression ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
The Government ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Abstract Background and Objective: The novel coronavirus pandemic, known as COVID-19, could not have been more predictable; thus, the world encountered health crises and substantial economic crises. This paper analyses the trends in COVID-19 cases in October 2020 in four southern districts of Tamil Nadu state, India, using a panel regression model. Materials and Methods: Panel data on the number of COVID-19-infected cases were collected from daily bulletins published through the official website www.stopcorona.tn.gov.in maintained by the Government of Tamil Nadu state, India. Panel data regression models were employed to study the trends. EViews Ver.11. Software was used to estimate the model and its parameters. Results: In all four districts, the COVID-19-infected case data followed a normal distribution. Maximum numbers of COVID-19-infected cases were registered in Kanniyakumari, followed by Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Tenkasi districts. The fewest COVID-19 cases were registered in Tenkasi, followed by Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari districts. A random e2ffects model was found to be an appropriate model to study the trend.Conclusion: The panel data regression model is found to be more appropriate than traditional models. The Hausman test and Wald test confirmed the selection of the random effects model. The Jarque-Bera normality test ensured the normality of the residuals. In all four districts under study, the number of COVID-19 infections showed a decreasing trend at a rate of 1.68% during October 2020.

scholarly journals Challenges in managing an emergency and trauma ICU during COVID-19 pandemic: Perspective from a tertiary care centre in western Uttar Pradesh (India).

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
Syed Hasan Amir ◽  
Lubna Zafar ◽  
Obaid Ahmad Siddiqui ◽  
Farah Nasreen
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Trauma Centre ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
The Government ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (now named COVID-19) was identified as a causative agent for a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China.1 Till March 2020, India was one among 50 countries which identified patients tested positive for COVID-19.2 One day curfew was imposed in the country on March 22, 2020 to forewarn the people about the danger the country was going to face. The government of India announced a nationwide lockdown for 21 days from March 25, 2020 with subsequent second, third and fourth lockdowns. This was done to reduce the transmission of disease and flatten the curve. The preparations to manage COVID-19 pandemic crisis began in Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital Aligarh, a tertiary care centre in western Uttar Pradesh by 15th of March 2020. In April 2020, it was declared as Level 2 COVID care hospital to deal with complicated and critical cases. The establishment of flu clinic, exclusive COVID-19 isolation ward, teleconsultation and widespread screening of patients by Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) were some measures undertaken to deal with the crisis. The increased burden of patients presenting with bronchopneumonia necessitated augmentation of the existent infrastructure and better utilization of resources. Emergency and trauma centre, JNMCH, AMU Aligarh was also no exception and reorganising emergency trauma ICU as COVID-19 suspect ICU made the functioning of the entire hospital a lot smoother during this unsustainable crisis situation. However, there were several challenges to overcome while designating an emergency and trauma ICU as COVID-19 suspect ICU. There is ample amount of literature available discussing the strategies for preparing a dedicated COVID ICU, however there is relative scarcity of literature on the challenges in managing an emergency and trauma ICU (ETC – ICU) during the pandemic. In this review, we discuss the strategies and planning for converting an emergency and trauma ICU into a COVID suspect ICU in a tertiary care centre in western Uttar Pradesh (India) during the pandemic and the challenges faced. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.20(5) 2021 p.26-31

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