Mathematical-Statistical Models of Generated Hazardous Hospital Solid Waste

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 315-327

  Awad, A R ^a   Obeidat, M ^b   Al Shareef, M ^b  

^a TISHREEN UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Generation rate; Hospital solid waste; Prediction models

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLID WASTES; WASTE TREATMENT;

NON-HAZARDOUS WASTES; WASTE GENERATION RATE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL WASTE; JORDAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOISTURE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; RISK REDUCTION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOSPITALS; JORDAN; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 1542378101     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120027524     Document Type: Conference Paper

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