Characteristics and management of infectious industrial waste in Taiwan

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2220-2228

  Huang, Mei Chuan ^a   Lin, Jim Juimin ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; DETAILED CLASSIFICATION; DISPOSAL METHODS; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; INFECTIOUS WASTES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MEDICAL UNITS; MEDICAL WASTES; PLASTIC WASTES; PREVIOUS YEAR; WASTE MINIMIZATION; WASTE PRODUCTION; WASTE REDUCTION;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

PLASTIC;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PLASTIC; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL WASTE; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; TAIWAN; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

BLOOD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INFECTION; MEDICAL WASTE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; PATHOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; TAIWAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 50249104426     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.09.038     Document Type: Article

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