COVID-19 medical waste dataset and city-level disposal optimization strategies

IF 27.1 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Nature Sustainability Pub Date : 2025-04-29 DOI:10.1038/s41893-025-01550-8

Zongguo Wen, Hailong Zhao, Yi Zhang

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Abstract

A surge in medical waste (MW) during the COVID-19 pandemic threatened environmental health globally. Learning from the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic can help governments to manage MW in the event of similar emergencies in the future. Here we compile a city-level dataset covering the MW generated during the COVID-19 pandemic and the capacity to dispose of it, and develop a model to estimate daily MW from respiratory diseases outbreaks from the test–isolation–treatment chain across 343 Chinese cities. The data collected allow the analysis of MW patterns related to COVID-19 restriction measures at different stages of the pandemic and enable the analysis of the sustainability of MW management. Our model estimates identify city-specific disposal optimization strategies for sustainable MW management. The dataset and the model presented here can support more in-depth research on MW management and aid policy makers dealing with the impacts of MW. Analysis of medical waste (MW) generated and disposed of during the COVID-19 pandemic can help develop better MW management in the future. This study presents a city-level dataset on MW generation and disposal capacity during the pandemic across China, and a model to identify disposal strategies.

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新型冠状病毒肺炎医疗废物数据集及城市级处置优化策略

在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，医疗废物（MW）的激增威胁着全球的环境健康。吸取2019冠状病毒病大流行的经验可以帮助各国政府在未来发生类似紧急情况时管理疫情。在这里，我们编制了一个城市级别的数据集，涵盖了COVID-19大流行期间产生的兆瓦数及其处置能力，并开发了一个模型，用于估计中国343个城市从测试-隔离-治疗链中爆发的呼吸系统疾病的每日兆瓦数。收集的数据可用于分析疫情不同阶段与COVID-19限制措施相关的疫情模式，并分析疫情管理的可持续性。我们的模型估计确定了可持续MW管理的城市特定处置优化策略。本文提供的数据集和模型可以支持对兆瓦管理进行更深入的研究，并帮助决策者应对兆瓦的影响。对2019冠状病毒病大流行期间产生和处置的医疗废物进行分析，有助于未来更好地开展医疗废物管理。本研究提供了中国大流行期间兆瓦发电和处置能力的城市级数据集，以及确定处置策略的模型。

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Nature Sustainability Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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159

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