Report: Biomedical waste management practices at Balrampur Hospital, Lucknow, India

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 584-591

  Gupta, Saurabh ^a   Boojh, Ram ^b  

^a Environment and Technology   (India)

^b Center for Environment Education   (India)

Author keywords

Biomedical waste; Disinfection; Healthcare establishment; Infectious waste; Waste management; wmr 965 3

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; HOSPITALS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BALRAMPUR HOSPITAL; BIOMEDICAL WASTE; INFECTIOUS WASTE; OPEN DUMPING;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DISINFECTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; HOSPITALS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DISINFECTION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DEVICE INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL WASTE; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICAL WASTE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; LUCKNOW; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 33845414505     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X06068342     Document Type: Article

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