Ecological Impacts, Management and Disposal Methods for Medical Wastes–A Review

Al-Saedi, Zainab Zamil; Taib, Shazwin Mat

doi:10.12911/22998993/187152

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Ecological Impacts, Management and Disposal Methods for Medical Wastes–A Review

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Al-Saedi Zainab Zamil , Taib Shazwin Mat

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10.12911/22998993/187152

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Medical wastes include the wastes created by biomedical research institutes, medical labs, and hospitals. Through exposure to infectious pathogens, improper waste treatment causes substantial hazards of disease transmission to waste workers, waste pickers, patients, health workers, and the population in general. Poor waste management releases dangerous and detrimental constituents into society. However, due of the volumes of wastes generated and its infectious nature, contamination of highly contagious agents such as the sudden pandemic has created huge instability in medical waste treatments and consequent recycling. Several nations have implemented safety procedures to counteract this pollution and manage medical wastes; nevertheless, these efforts are inadequate and vary depending on the nation. Moreover, worldwide organizations have recognized recommendations for the handling of medical wastes. Those rules are aiding in the management of highly infectious medical wastes generated by all-medical centers. Instead of sending things to landfills, proper medical wastes management may make available value by limiting disease transmission and enhancing recyclability. Disinfecting and classifying medical wastes enables for more sustainable management and reuse of important resources. This paper addresses the various medical solid wastes environmental impacts, management and disposal techniques used in various nations, the issues encountered throughout these strategies, and potential solutions to these challenges.

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medical waste ecological impact environmental impact waste generation waste management

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Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej
Lublin University of Technology

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Journal of Ecological Engineering

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2024

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Vol. 25, nr 7

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25--40

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Bibliogr. 128 poz.

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Al-Saedi Zainab Zamil

zamil20@graduate.utm.my

Faculty of Civil Engineering, University Technology Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

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Taib Shazwin Mat

shazwin@utm.my

Faculty of Civil Engineering, University Technology Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4770-1958

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