The impact of COVID-19 pandemic in medical waste amounts: a case study from a high-populated city of Turkey

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dc.authoridÇifçi, Deniz İzlen/0000-0001-7527-6130
dc.authorscopusid25924353100
dc.authorscopusid25924855400
dc.authorscopusid57704403500
dc.authorscopusid6603795249
dc.authorwosidÇifçi, Deniz İzlen/AAH-3383-2020
dc.contributor.authorHanedar, Asude
dc.contributor.authorÇifçi, Deniz İzlen
dc.contributor.authorZafer, Nur
dc.contributor.authorGörgün, Erdem
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-20T08:01:14Z
dc.date.available2023-04-20T08:01:14Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentFakülteler, Çorlu Mühendislik Fakültesi, Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü
dc.departmentFakülteler, Çorlu Mühendislik Fakültesi, İnşşat Mühendisliği Bölümü
dc.description.abstractIn this study, the amount of medical waste generated in a high-populated city in Turkey between January 2018 and August 2021 was evaluated, and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on waste amounts and waste production rate was investigated. While a total of 79,027 kg/month of medical waste was produced in the city before COVID-19, this value reached 116,714 kg/month after COVID-19. The increase in the amount of medical waste due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the province was calculated as 48% on average. It was determined that 75% of this waste amount originates from public hospitals in the city. While the production of medical waste was 0.86 kg/bed day in the pre-COVID-19 period, this value increased to 0.96 kg/bed day in 2020 and to 1.34 kg/bed day in 2021 with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the results obtained, the amount of medical waste reached in the province due to COVID-19 is the amount of medical waste expected to be generated in the 2040s under normal conditions. It is a very important issue in terms of public health that the capacity of waste disposal in medical waste management in cities is flexible to respond to severe epidemic conditions. Based on the information obtained within the scope of the study, changes in the amount of medical waste in a city with a dense population under pandemic conditions can be obtained based on real data and projections regarding disposal capacity can be made more realistically.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10163-022-01428-3
dc.identifier.endpage1767
dc.identifier.issn1438-4957
dc.identifier.issn1611-8227
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid35645611
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85130575271
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage1760
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-022-01428-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/10819
dc.identifier.volume24
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000800972300001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthorÇifçi, Deniz İzlen
dc.institutionauthorZafer, Nur
dc.institutionauthorHanedar, Asude
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectCovid-19
dc.subjectMedical Waste
dc.subjectWaste Amounts
dc.subjectPandemic
dc.subjectManagement
dc.subjectGeneration
dc.titleThe impact of COVID-19 pandemic in medical waste amounts: a case study from a high-populated city of Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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