To the Editor—Medical and healthcare institutions can be the source of life-saving medical interventions, but they also play a significant role as a vital energy hogs. At the same time, healthcare and medical institutions conduct different kinds of therapeutic activities that result in the production of infectious waste, sharp objects, radioactive waste, and chemical materials. Research conduct...

Only five studies have been found in the literature which provide any indication of the effectiveness of incineration for rendering infectious hospital waste innocuous. Although there is an indication from these studies for release of bacteria in stack gas, none of the studies identified the bacteria or determined the source of bacteria. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the p...

INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Satisfaction of inpatients with served food within a hospital care system still constitutes one of the main attempts to modernize food services. The impact of type of menu, food category, hospital centre and timetable on the meals wastage produced in different Spanish healthcare settings, was evaluated. METHODS Meal wastage was measured through a semiquantitative 5-point...

The collection, storage and disposal of medical solid wastes are a growing environmental problem in Indian cities which needs immediate attention before it goes out of hand. While the government of India is making efforts to expand medical services by allowing private hospitals in the country, the management of medical wastes has received little attention despite their potential environmental h...

if solid wastes are not collected and disposed properly, can cause environmental pollution which affect human health, animals and plants. also aesthetic aspect of solid waste disposal is important. therefore proper management is necessary. this study was carried out for the identification and classification of solid waste produced by oil drilling company temporary camps based on rcra act and un...

Waste generated by hospital is categorized as waste containing hazardous materials (B3) which can pose a hazard to the environtment, public health and other living things if disposed of directly into environtment. The purpose this study was describe management B3 solid medical at Regional General Hospital West Sulawesi Province Covid-19 Patient Referral Hospital. This research descriptive with ...

AIM To study the awareness, attitude, practice and facilities among the different categories of dental laboratories in Abha city. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 80 dental technicians were surveyed in the study. The dental laboratories included in the study were teaching institute (Group I), Government Hospital (Group II), Private Dental Clinic (Group III) and Independent laboratory (Group I...

Every year, 4 billion pounds of waste are produced by health care facilities, and the amount continues to increase annually. In response, a movement toward greening health care has been building, with a particular focus on the operating room. Between 20% and 70% of health care waste originates from a hospital's operating room, and up to 90% of operating room waste is improperly sorted and sent ...

BACKGROUND The Ministry of Environment & Forests notified the Biomedical Waste (management & handling) Rules, 1998" (BMW Mgt) in July 1998. In accordance with the rules, every hospital generating BMW needs to set up requisite BMW treatment facilities on site or ensure requisite treatment of waste at common treatment facility. No untreated BMW shall be kept stored beyond a period of 48 hours. Th...