Management of waste from hospitals and other health care establishments : report on a WHO meeting, Bergen 28 June-1 July 1983.
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TextSeries: EURO reports and studies ; 97Publication details: Copenhagen : WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1985. Description: 61 pISBN: 9289012633Subject(s): Hospitals | Medical waste -- congressesNLM classification: WA 670Online resources: Click here to access online Abstract: Presents guidelines for the management of health care waste based on an analysis of health and environmental hazards associated with eight main categories of waste arising from hospitals, clinics, long-term health care premises, and support services. In nine main chapters, the book reviews recent developments in the handling, transport, treatment and disposal of health care waste and recommends specific practices that can help protect the health of patients, staff at all levels, and the general public. Topics range from the special problems raised by items that could cause a cut or puncture, through cautions concerning the reclamation and recycling of hazardous chemical waste, to recommended methods for the disposal of radioactive waste. Emphasis is placed on the need for waste management systems to segregate pathological, infectious, and hazardous chemical waste from other categories of waste.
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Russian version of nos. 92-110 bound together (barcode no. 00073851).
Presents guidelines for the management of health care waste based on an analysis of health and environmental hazards associated with eight main categories of waste arising from hospitals, clinics, long-term health care premises, and support services. In nine main chapters, the book reviews recent developments in the handling, transport, treatment and disposal of health care waste and recommends specific practices that can help protect the health of patients, staff at all levels, and the general public. Topics range from the special problems raised by items that could cause a cut or puncture, through cautions concerning the reclamation and recycling of hazardous chemical waste, to recommended methods for the disposal of radioactive waste. Emphasis is placed on the need for waste management systems to segregate pathological, infectious, and hazardous chemical waste from other categories of waste.
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