Clinical solid waste management practices and its impact on human health and environment - A review

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 754-766

  Hossain, Md Sohrab ^a   Santhanam, Amutha ^b   Nik Norulaini, N A ^c   Omar, A K Mohd ^a  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STAFF; CLINICAL WASTE; COST EFFECTIVE; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISPOSAL METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; HEALTHCARE WORKERS; HUMAN HEALTH; INFECTIOUS WASTES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LITERATURE SURVEY; LOWER COST; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; STERILIZATION TECHNOLOGY; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CARBON DIOXIDES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; MANAGEMENT; RECYCLING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SAFE HANDLING; SOLID WASTES; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AUTOCLAVE; CLINICAL SOLID WASTE; COMBUSTION; DUMPING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SANITATION; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CARBON DIOXIDE STERILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; STERILIZATION;

EID: 79951551785     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2010.11.008     Document Type: Review

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