OBJECTIVES To evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of consumers in India about disposal of unused medicines. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire comprising 11 questions evaluating the Knowledge (2), Attitude (3) and Practice (6) of unused medicines was prepared and pre validated before administering to 200 consumers of medicines attending the outpatient department of Civil Hospital...

In the process of constructing and applying the GIS, the data is the object of the GIS operation and the basis of the science decisionmaking and analysing so that the data quality is determined the success or failure of the whole system application. Any indeterminations in the data layers can diffuse through analysing and combining with other error source. It makes risks to decisionmaking. The ...

The scientific disposal of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is of great significance to the urban ecological environment and the residents’ health. Taking into account the economic, technical, environmental, social indicators, as well as their subindicators, analyzing fourteen evaluation factors, the paper discusses four kinds of disposal methods of MSW using AHP and Fuzzy comprehensive evaluation. ...

This article provides a brief overview of current methods for the treatment and disposal sewage sludge, such as soil application, landfill, incineration anaerobic digestion. Municipal sludge is an acute problem in both developed developing countries. Researchers are conducting many experiments to solve this problem. They disposal, neutralization or reuse sediments after neutralization. The revi...

There is a wide range of information available on by-product disposal methods used by large national breweries. However, little information is available on the methods of by-product disposal used by craft breweries. An investigation was carried out in which 200+ British craft brewers were contacted, of which 90 craft brewers provided basic information about their brewery operations and by-produ...

BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY UK regulations on managing fetal tissue after pregnancy loss, including abortion, are underscored by the concept of 'sensitive disposal'. This involves offering women burial or cremation and, when disposal is by the health care provider, separating fetal tissue from other clinical waste before incineration. We interviewed 23 women who had undergone one or more abortio...