Medical Waste Management

Luay A. Fraiwan; Khaldon Y. Lweesy; Rami J. Oweis; Osama Al-Bataineh; Yung Tse Hung

doi:10.1142/9789814327701_0023

Medical Waste Management

Luay A. Fraiwan
, Khaldon Y. Lweesy
, Rami J. Oweis
, Osama Al-Bataineh
, Yung Tse Hung

Jordan University of Science and Technology
Hashemite University

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© 2012 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Medical waste management is of great importance due to its impact on both the public health and the environment. This chapter addresses issues related to medical waste management including: characterization and classification of medical waste, handling, segregation, transportation, labeling, treatment, and disposal. The health and environmental hazards are also included along with the required training of the public and the personnel involved in medical waste management.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Environment and Waste Management: Air and Water Pollution Control
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814327701_0023
State	Published - Jan 1 2012

Keywords

Disposal
Handling
Hazardous
Incineration
Infectious
Medical waste
Radioactive waste
Segregation
Training
Treatment

Disciplines

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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