Medical waste management in China: A case study of Nanjing

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1376-1382

  Yong, Zhang ^a   Gang, Xiao ^a   Guanxing, Wang ^a   Tao, Zhou ^a   Dawei, Jiang ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPOSAL COMPANIES; DISPOSAL COSTS; DISPOSAL SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; HOSPITAL SERVICES; INCINERATION TECHNOLOGIES; MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENTS; MEDICAL WASTES; POTENTIAL HEALTHS; PRESENT STATUS; PUBLIC AWARENESS; PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; TEMPORARY STORAGES; TRAINING AND EDUCATIONS; UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS; WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS; INCINERATION; MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SURVEYS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE INCINERATION;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; POLLUTION CONTROL; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TRAINING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHINA; EDUCATION; HOSPITAL WASTE; INCINERATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAFF TRAINING; STORAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGSU; NANJING [JIANGSU];

EID: 59849113282     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2008.10.023     Document Type: Article

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