Medical waste management in Trachea region of Turkey: suggested remedial action

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dc.contributor.authorUysal, Füsun
dc.contributor.authorTınmaz Köse, Esra
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-11T14:17:08Z
dc.date.available2022-05-11T14:17:08Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.departmentFakülteler, Çorlu Mühendislik Fakültesi, Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü
dc.description.abstractThe main objective of this paper was to analyse the present status of medical waste management in the Trachea region of Turkey and subsequently to draw up a policy regarded with generation, collection, on-site handling, storage, processing, recycling, transportation and safe disposal of medical wastes. This paper also presents the results of study about awareness on how to handle expired drugs. Initially all health-care establishments in Tekirdad, Edirne and Kyrklareli provinces in Trachea region were identified and the amounts of hospital wastes generated by each of them were determined. Current medical waste-management practices, including storage, collection, transportation and disposal, in surveyed establishments were identified. Finally, according to results, remedial measurements for medical waste management in these establishments were suggested. Unfortunately, medical wastes are not given proper attention and these wastes are disposed of together with municipal and industrial solid wastes. The current disposal method is both a public health and environmental hazard. When landfill sites are visited, many scavengers can be seen sorting for recyclable materials, a practice which is dangerous for the scavengers. In addition, it was found that some staff in health-care establishments are unaware of the hazard of medical wastes. It is concluded that a new management system, which consists of segregation, material substitution, minimization, sanitary landfilling and alternative medical waste treatment methods should be carried out. For the best appropriate medical waste management system, health-care establishment employers, managers and especially the members of house- keeping divisions should be involved in medical waste management practice.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0734242X04045690
dc.identifier.endpage407
dc.identifier.issn0734-242X
dc.identifier.issn1096-3669
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid15560445
dc.identifier.startpage403
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X04045690
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/6212
dc.identifier.volume22
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000224564900011
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthorUysal, Füsun
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofWaste Management & Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectmedical waste
dc.subjectmanagement
dc.subjectTrachea region
dc.subjectexpired drug
dc.subjectlandfill
dc.subjectwmr 734-3
dc.titleMedical waste management in Trachea region of Turkey: suggested remedial action
dc.typeArticle

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