A comparative economic analysis for medical waste treatment options

• Autorzy: Ökten H. E. , Corum A. , Demir H. H.

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DOI

10.5277/epel50310

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Management practices for medical waste should be conducted using the best available techniques in order to minimize harmful effects of medical waste. Most common practices in Turkey were reported to be burying with lime and incineration. Although incineration stood out as a better option in terms of environmental and public health, it produced air pollutants such as dioxin, furan and co-planar PCBs as a result of incomplete burning of plastics. Consequently three options, namely converter, autoclave, and ozonator technologies were investigated for economic feasibility in the medical waste treatment field. ozonator technology was concluded to be the economically best option.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

waste treatment; air pollution; economic analysis; incineration; organic pollutants; polychlorinated biphenyls; waste incineration; waste management; air pollutants; medical wastes

PL

utylizacja odpadów; zanieczyszczenie powietrza; analiza ekonomiczna; spopielanie; zanieczyszczenia organiczne; polichlorowane bifenyle; spalanie odpadów; gospodarowanie odpadami; zanieczyszczenia powietrza; odpady medyczne

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Environment Protection Engineering
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 41, nr 3
• Strony: 137--145
• Opis fizyczny: Bibligr. 16 poz., tab., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Ökten H. E.

• Department of Environmental Engineering, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey

autor

Corum A.

• Department of Industrial Engineering, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey

autor

Demir H. H.

• Vocational School, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey

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