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MEDICAL & HAZARDOUS WASTE INTRODUCTION Medical waste considered one of the most important environmental and health hazards that human societies suffer from. Medical wastes pose serious risks of transmission of many diseases. The importance of this study stems from the need to dispose of medical waste in a correct manner that does not harm the environment or humans, especially considering the spread of deadly epidemics such as Corona, and how these epidemics leave behind them tons of medical waste around the year. WHAT IS MEDICAL WASTE? Medical waste is defined as "hospital waste, health and treatment units, health clinics, pharmacies, and drug stores, an important source of hazardous waste, and it constitutes a serious threat to human health and the environment" Medical waste includes non-hazardous (regular) medical waste and hazardous medical waste CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICAL WASTE According to the World Health Organization: The remaining 15% is considered hazardous materials that can transmit infection or be toxic or radioactive". "Non-hazardous waste is generally 85% of the total amount of waste from health care activities. TYPES OF HAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE Pharmaceu tical waste Radioactive waste Infectious waste Pathological waste laboratory examinatio n. Chemical waste Sharp waste SOURCES OF GENERATING MEDICAL WASTE First: The Main Sources of Generating Medical Waste • Hospitals of all kinds. • Medical analysis laboratories. • Obstetrics and ...
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