scholarly journals Hospital Waste Generation and Management in Mymensingh Municipality

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-138
Author(s):  
MA Islam ◽  
MN Mobin ◽  
MA Baten ◽  
MAM Hossen ◽  
MJ Islam
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Chemical Treatment ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Management Technique ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Hospital Waste ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Hospital Wastes ◽  
Local Residents

The study was conducted on hospital waste generation in Mymensingh municipality and also its management technique. Data was collected through questionnaire interview from local residents, superintendents, nurses, observation and secondary sources. The results revealed that wastes are collected every alternative day and though sometime in irregular basis. Hospital wastes causes different health hazards like bad smell, infestation of animals, diarrhoea, skin diseases etc. due to irregular collection, unsafe handling, disposal, storage, transportation and finally dumped with municipal wastes. Shortage of dustbin is common in every hospitals and clinics in Mymensingh municipality. The study also revealed that 1500-2000 kg wastes were generated per day in Mymensingh municipality area in which 25% infectious and 75% non- infectious. These huge amount of wastes could be treated or disposed by the process like incineration, deep-burial, local autoclaving, micro waving, disinfections destruction & drugs disposal in secured landfills, chemical treatment etc.J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 8(1): 135-138 2015

scholarly journals Hospital Waste Management in Tangail Municipality

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-127
Author(s):  
MY Mia ◽  
MA Ali ◽  
MA Rahman ◽  
L Naznin ◽  
MU Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Hospital Waste ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Hospital Wastes ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Waste Handling

An investigation was conducted on hospital waste management in Tangail Municipality and its impact on human health. Data was collected through questionnaire interview from local residents, superintendents, nurses, observation and secondary sources. The results revealed that wastes are collected every alternative day and though sometime in irregular basis. Hospital wastes causes different health hazards like bad smell, infestation of animals, diarrhoea, skin diseases etc. due to irregular collection, unsafe handling, disposal, storage, transportation and finally dumped with municipal wastes. For knowing health impacts, among 110 general respondents 63% was affected, and 50 respondents who were associated with medical waste handling including nurse,  pickers, workers, etc. in which more than 90% were affected one or more diseases due to improper management and imposed of hospital wastes. Shortage of dustbin is common in every hospitals and clinics in Tangail Municipality. The study also revealed that 1000-1500kg wastes were generated per day in Tangail Municipal area in which 19.23% infectious and 80.77% noninfectious. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v5i1.11566 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 5(1): 121 - 127, 2012  

ROLES OF ECOTOURISM IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IMPROVEMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION IN TAM GIANG LAGOON OF QUANG LOI COMMUNE, QUANG DIEN DISTRICT, THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 130 (3C) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tran Cao Uy ◽  
Le Van Nam ◽  
Duong Ngoc Phuoc ◽  
Le Thi Hong Phuong ◽  
Hoang Dung Ha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Local Community ◽  
P Value ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Resource Protection ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Tourism Service ◽  
Tourism Services ◽  
Lagoon Environment

This study was conducted to reinforce the hypothesis that ecotourism in Quang Loi commune’s lagoon created differences in income and lagoon resource protection of different beneficiary groups. Data was collected through secondary sources, 3 key informant interviews and interviews of 62 households in three household groups: tourism service, fishing, and aquaculture households.  The results reveal that ecotourism services in Quang Loi commune started in 2010 and thrive since 2017, relying on the advantages of the local natural resources. Local community organized and provided tourism services such as: sightseeing on the lagoon, fishing experience, dining and accommodation, and some other services. By joining such services, labors in ecotourism service households earned 39.07 million VND/ year, which significant contributed to improve household’s income. Ecotourism service households, therefore, had higher income than that of fishing group and aquaculture group (85.15 compared to 72.29 and 60 million VND, respectively; p value < 0.05). The lagoon environmental protection activities such as: lagoon night patrol, waste collection, propaganda and advocating for lagoon environmental protection, etc. were paid more attention by the local community since the development of ecotourism. Similarly, there was a significant higher participation time of tourism service households in the above activities in comparison with the rest groups (p value < 0.05). The lagoon environment and resources was assessed to be improved by local residents. This result implicates that ecotourism development is a suitable strategy to improve the local people's livelihood and Tam Giang lagoon resources protection currently.

scholarly journals Public Awareness about Disposal of Solid Waste and its Impact: A Study in Tangail Pourashava, Tangail

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
BC Sarker ◽  
SK Sarker ◽  
MS Islam ◽  
MS Islam ◽  
S Sharmin
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Solid Wastes ◽  
Waste Materials ◽  
Open Area ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Wrong Site

The investigation was conducted on public awareness about disposal of solid waste and its impact in Thanapara, Beparipara and Kagmari of Tangail Pourashava. Data collected through questionnaire interview from local residents, self-observation and secondary sources. The investigation was conducted among three major infected areas by selecting normal dustbin and open area during the different period from August to September 2011. In the study, total 100 respondents are interviewed and the result shows that waste are dumped here three times a day. Most of the respondents demand for wrong site selection and improper maintenance causing bad odor, diarrheea, skin diseases, aesthetic problem etc. It was also found that the main sources of waste materials generation were the urban dwellers and most of the waste is dumped by metropolis. Some local people also dump their waste in the area. The study shows that the service holders, student respondents have better idea about the effects of dumping solid wastes at open sights than the other respondents.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v5i2.14821 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 5(2): 239-244 2012

Hospital Waste Generation During an Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Taiwan

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 519-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chow F. Chiang ◽  
Fung C. Sung ◽  
Fang H. Chang ◽  
Ching T. Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Hospital Waste ◽  
Ambulatory Patients ◽  
Infectious Waste

During the SARS outbreak in Taiwan, the number of ambulatory patients and inpatients treated at one medical center decreased by 40%-70% because of the increasing number of SARS patients. A the peak of the epidemic, the amount of hospital infectious waste had increased from a norm of 0.85 kg per patient-day to 2.7 kg per patient-day. However, the hospital was able to return the generation of waste to normal levels within 10 days.

scholarly journals Determining Root Cause of Construction Waste Generation: A Global Context

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 2539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suaathi Kaliannan ◽  
Sasitharan Nagapan ◽  
Abd Halid Abdullah ◽  
Samiullah Sohu ◽  
Ashfaque Ahmed Jhatial
Keyword(s):  
Cross Validation ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Main Root ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Gdp Growth Rate ◽  
Design Changes

Construction sector is one of the main sectors in contributing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in every developing country. The rapid growth of this sector directly produces a huge amount of construction waste. Hence, to find out the main root causes of the generation, this paper aimed to determine root causes of the construction waste generation in the construction sector. The research is carried out through triangulation technique (questionnaire survey and practitioner’s validation). This technique is adopted to facilitate cross validation by analysing 38 articles and then the final results have been validated by construction practitioners. A total of 80 root causes were identified from 38 articles and the 5 main root causes determined have scored more than 50% out of the total number of articles. Finally, the result was validated and found out that 87.5% of construction practitioners agree with the findings. The agreed root causes are ‘Constant design changes’, ‘Incorrect storage of materials’, ‘Poor handling of materials’, ‘Effect of weather’ and ‘Mistakes while ordering from suppliers’. Therefore, these initial findings will be able to aid the construction practitioner (contractors, consultants and developers) to be aware of the root causes that is mostly causing construction waste generation.

Assessment of Available Technologies for Hospital Waste Management

2017 ◽  
pp. 172-188
Author(s):  
Alok Rai ◽  
Richa Kothari ◽  
D. P. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Hospital Waste ◽  
Liquid Discharge ◽  
Hospital Wastes ◽  
Hospital Practices ◽  
Modern Hospital

Modern hospital practices with galloping growth in medical technology facilitate increase human life span, decrease mortality rate and increase natality rate. Life supporting health services generates potentially hazardous and infectious hospital wastes like pharmaceuticals, cottons, food, paper, plastics, radionuclide, sharps, and anatomical parts etc. These wastes are complex in nature with maximum part of municipal solid waste and small part of biomedical waste (anatomical parts, body parts etc.). Improper conduct and management of hospital waste create several problems and nosocomial diseases to human beings and harms environment. Traditional practices included for management are open burning, mixing waste, liquid discharge and waste disposal without treatment normally. Hence, this issue comes in lime light and several guidelines come to sort out this problem. Thus, challenges associated with traditional hospital waste management techniques and modern techniques for management are assessed in general and association with human society in particular in this chapter.

scholarly journals Urban Growth and its Impact on Tangail Municipal Area

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-166
Author(s):  
BC Sarker ◽  
SC Shutradhar ◽  
A Khan ◽  
ASM Saifullah ◽  
AB Ruma
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Sharp Rise ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Factual Data ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

The study has endeavored to investigate the urban development and its impacts on Tangail municipality, Tangail, Bangladesh. The factual data have been collected from secondary sources, while the perceptual data are based on survey questionnaires on the opinions of respondents. Data were collected through instant spot observation (transect survey) and in-depth consultation, and interviews. The study displays that, the population of Tangail municipality rapidly augmented after 1971. For instance, the population rose from 19.875 thousand in 1961 to 128.785 thousand in 2001. Additionally, the area of Tangail municipality was 15.50 km2 in 1981 which has expanded to 29.40 km2 in 2001. The proposed area of Tangail municipality was five km2. In 1951 the level of urbanization in Tangail municipality was 1.79% which has experienced a sharp rise of 12.99 % in 2001. The study found that, the enlarged urbanization in Tangail town has resulted in higher population density, increased demand for food, alleviation of environmental pollution, increased traffic congestion, generation of solid waste, inadequate garbage disposal, effluent disposal into rivers, crime, and disappearing green and open space in the Tangail municipality.J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 8(2): 163-166 2015

Analysis and Evaluation of Environmental Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Karlygash MUKHTAROVA ◽  
Dametken TUREKULOVA ◽  
Gulnara LESBAYEVA ◽  
Aigul YESTURLIEVA ◽  
Gaukhar SAIMAGAMBETOVA
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Environmental Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
World Markets ◽  
Ecological Problems ◽  
The Republic

Today, Kazakhstan has accumulated a huge amount of environmental, social and ecological problems that prevented the development of the country on a stable basis. The economic growth of the country is mainly due to rising prices for raw materials on world markets and the use of a significant amount of natural resources. At the root of many social and economic problems of the Republic of Kazakhstan is historically an imbalance when the country consumes resources disproportionately in comparison with their production.

scholarly journals Hospital Wastes Handlers’ Understanding of Medical Waste in Selected Hospitals in Ota, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
O.P. Akinpelu
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Policy Intervention ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Inferential Statistics ◽  
Hospital Waste ◽  
Questionnaire Administration ◽  
Hospital Wastes

The study assessed waste handlers’ understanding of hospital waste components, in order to provide information that would inform policy intervention. Data was collected through questionnaire administration. There were thirty-eight (38) hospitals distributed across five (5) political wards in Ota Township. Twenty-five per cent of the hospitals were sampled, two hospitals in each ward, making ten altogether. Questionnaires were administered to all forty-nine waste handlers in the surveyed hospitals. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study established that only 8.2% and 14.3% of waste handlers were informed on colour-coded storage receptacles for pharmaceutical and sharp materials respectively. Though 46.9% of waste handlers knew that pathological, pharmaceutical, sharps and infectious wastes were harmful. However, 53.1% was not aware of the harmful nature of radioactive waste. The use of protective materials by the waste handlers was noted to be inadequate. Training of cleaners on proper management of medical waste was insufficient. It was found that there is a strong relationship between educational status and monthly income of the cleaners (r =.67, p > .05), though not significant. It could be concluded that waste handlers in the selected hospitals did not fully understand the hazardous nature of medical waste components.

scholarly journals Residuos peligrosos hospitalarios en casa: una amenaza emergente.

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Luz Divia Mejía-Reales ◽  
Lilibeth Romero-Mendoza ◽  
Viadcy Lineth Beltrán-Quintero
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Illnesses ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Hospital Waste ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica ◽  
Hospital Wastes ◽  
Middle Strata ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Objetivo: describir el manejo de residuos peligrosos hospitalarios generados en los domicilios por usuarios con enfermedades crónicas de  una institución prestadora de servicios de salud en la ciudad de  Valledupar, Colombia. Materiales y Métodos: estudio de enfoque cuantitativo, la muestra estuvo conformada por 85 usuarios con enfermedades crónicas que cumplieran con los criterios de inclusión, a quienes se les aplicó un cuestionario sobre manejo de residuos peligrosos hospitalarios en casa. Resultados: la población encuestada  estuvo expuesta a riesgos relacionados con el manejo de  agujas un 40% de los diabéticos, el 55% de quienes padecen enfermedad renal, en contacto con  líquido peritoneal, y los usuarios con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica 36% presentaron  reacciones anafilácticas. Además se encontró que el 66% de la población no tiene conocimientos acerca del manejo de estos residuos, cuál es el almacenamiento,  recolección, transporte, tratamiento y/o disposición final de los mismos. Conclusión: el estudio reveló que existe una  problemática relacionada con el proceso  integral de los residuos peligrosos hospitalarios, debido a que la población generadora de estos pertenecen a estratos medios - bajos y asumir la totalidad de los gastos generados es poco viable, además no está capacitada adecuadamente, por tal razón resultó pertinente la elaboración de un manual para el manejo de residuos peligrosos hospitalarios generados en casa, para instruir  sobre actividades que  realizan estos usuarios, buscando disminuir el impacto en la salud y el ambiente derivados de la producción de estos desechos.PALABRAS CLAVE: atención domiciliaria de salud, residuos sanitarios, riesgo. Hazardous hospital wastes in the home: an emerging threatABSTRACTObjective: to describe the management of hazardous hospital waste generated in households by users with chronic diseases from one institution providing health services in the city of Valledupar, Colombia. Materials and Methods: study of quantitative approach, the sample consisted of 85 users with chronic illnesses that met the inclusion criteria, who were given a questionnaire on management of hazardous hospital waste in the home. Results: the survey population was exposed to risks associated with needle handling 40% of diabetics, 55% of those with kidney disease, contact with peritoneal fluid, and users with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 36% had anaphylactic reactions . It was also found that 66% of the population had no knowledge about handling these wastes, which involves storage, collection, transportation, treatment and / or disposal thereof. Conclusion: the study revealed that there is a problem related to the whole process of hazardous hospital waste, because the generating population of residues belong to middle strata - low and assuming all of the costs incurred is unfeasible, then there is  inadequate training for this reason it was relevant to develop a manual for the management of hazardous hospital waste generated in the home, to educate on activities carried out by these users, seeking to reduce the impact on health and the environment from the production of these wastes .KEYWORDS: home nursing, medical waste, risk. Resíduos hospitalares perigosos em casa: uma ameaça emergenteRESUMOObjetivo: descrever a gestão de resíduos hospitalares perigosos produzidos pelo sector doméstico por usuários com doenças crônicas de uma instituição que presta serviços de saúde na cidade de Valledupar, Colômbia. Materiais e Métodos: estudo de abordagem quantitativa, a amostra foi composta por 85 usuários com doenças crônicas que preencheram os critérios de inclusão, que foram aplicados um questionário sobre gestão de resíduos hospitalares perigosos em casa. Resultados: a população do estudo foi exposto a riscos associados com a manipulação de agulha 40% dos diabéticos, 55% das pessoas com doença renal, entre em contato com o fluido peritoneal, e os usuários com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica, 36% tiveram reações anafiláticas . Constatou-se também que 66% da população não tem conhecimento sobre o manuseio desses resíduos, que é o armazenamento, coleta, transporte, tratamento e / ou eliminação dos mesmos. Conclusão: O estudo revelou que existe um problema relacionado a todo o processo de resíduos hospitalares perigosos, porque a população de geração de resíduos pertencem a estratos médios - baixo e assumir todos os custos incorridos é inviável, então não há nenhuma treinados adequadamente por este motivo foi relevante o desenvolvimento de um manual para a gestão de resíduos hospitalares perigosos gerados em casa, para instruir sobre as actividades realizadas por estes utilizadores, procurando reduzir o impacto sobre a saúde eo ambiente decorrentes da produção destes resíduos .PALAVRAS-CHAVE: assistência domicilar, resíduos de serviços de saúde,  risco. 

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