medical waste container Articles
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Why is Medical Waste Management So Important?
The term “medical waste” refers to hazardous material generated from healthcare activities. It needs to be carefully managed to prevent it from posing a threat to public health and/or the environment. This means that any business, organisation, or individual involved with delivering healthcare needs to take medical waste management very seriously. To explain further, Sarah Vernau, ...
By Flame UK
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Characterisation of medical-waste sterilisation-plant wastewater and a preliminary study of coagulation–flocculation treatment options
Wastewater from a medical-waste sterilisation plant (MWSP) contains unique pollutants and requires on-site treatment to prevent contamination of the municipal sewage system and receiving water bodies. Therefore, to meet the prescribed discharge standards and comply with the legal regulations, pre-treatment must be applied to MWSP wastewater. In this study, the capabilities of ...
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Waste management in Algeria - Case Study
Client Overview Stidest specialises in the collection, treatment and incineration of waste. Their main groups are pharmaceutical, veterinary, medical and paramedical. This usually consists of expired drugs, waste with a risk of infection and general medical waste you would expect to find at a hospital. Stidest’s main asset was their incinerators, but the ones that they had from an ...
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Assessment of medical wastes management protocols in Jordanian healthcare institutions
Successful and effective medical waste management strategy requires adopting clear and distinct protocols that will guarantee the appropriate and correct execution of this strategy. This study presents the results of a survey that has been conducted among the nursing staff working in different Jordanian hospitals in the northern, middle and southern parts of Jordan. The survey contained questions ...
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This Needle Grinder Can Mash Up Medical Waste in an Hour
This Needle Grinder Can Mash Up Medical Waste in an Hour This photocopier-size device can sterilize and grind up medical waste, including syringes and sharps containers, to produce nontoxic garbage that doesn’t require incineration or other special treatment. Innovator Jeff Bell Age: 45 President, chief financial officer, and chairman of 30-employee Sterilis LLC in Boxborough, Mass. ...
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A Guide To Laboratory Etiquette
Working in a laboratory is important and essential work. However, it can also be dangerous if you don’t follow proper lab etiquette. Labs are meant to be productive spaces for discovery, education, development, and collaboration. It is not only a requirement of an employer to provide a safe and healthy work environment, but also of each employee to adhere to the proper rules and practices ...
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