Medical waste generation, handling and crime statistics' analysis in this activity field: a case study of the Poltava region (Ukraine)

IF 0.6 Q4 ECOLOGY

Ecological Questions Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.12775/eq.2022.026

Olena Hanoshenko, V. Vambol, S. Vambol, S. Yeremenko, M. Fialka, Ihor Bodnar, O. Inozemtseva

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Abstract

The medical waste problem has swept the whole world. Medical waste accounting and management is urgently needed to reduce the threat of the infections spread and sustainably manage environmental hazards. It is the solution of these issues on the Poltava region example that is this study purpose. Source data have been provided by the Main Department of Statistics in the Poltava region. This data is not available on the open Internet. The predictive dynamics of medical waste generation for 2010-2019 indicates a high probability of an increase in the amount of medical waste to 2030 to the volume of about 71 tons per year. The main sources are Poltava region medical institutions of which 52.3% of the total waste amount is generated in Poltava. To assess the possibility of influencing the situation with medical waste, the crime statistics in this field in the period from 2017 to 2021 was analyzed, which demonstrates an increase in offenses by more than 2.35 times. Ukrainian legislation in the field of offenses for improper handling of medical waste should be revised and articles should be developed and implemented criminal liability for offenses in this activity field.

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该活动领域的医疗废物产生、处理和犯罪统计分析：以波尔塔瓦地区（乌克兰）为例

医疗废物问题已经席卷全球。迫切需要医疗废物的核算和管理，以减少感染传播的威胁，并可持续地管理环境危害。正是以波尔塔瓦地区为例来解决这些问题，才是本研究的目的。来源数据由波尔塔瓦地区的主要统计部门提供。此数据在开放的Internet上不可用。2010-2019年医疗废物产生的预测动态表明，到2030年，医疗废物量很可能增加到每年约71吨。主要来源是波尔塔瓦地区的医疗机构，其中52.3%的废物产生于波尔塔瓦。为了评估医疗废物影响情况的可能性，分析了2017年至2021年期间该领域的犯罪统计数据，表明犯罪增加了2.35倍以上。应修订乌克兰在医疗废物不当处理犯罪领域的立法，并制定条款，对该活动领域的犯罪行为追究刑事责任。

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期刊介绍： The fundamental task set by the editors of the journal is to bring together and present a diversity of research connected with ecology. Apart from the traditional ecological research areas, the scope of the journal will embrace more peripheral ecological issues connected with other disciplines of biology. Recognizing the increasing importance of the humanities in ecological research, the editors will strive to give such issues due representation in the journal. We hope to encourage the researchers contributing to the journal to adopt an unconventional approach to solving ecological problems, to go beyond classical, well-established conceptions, and to include methodological and anthropological issues. Such an approach is validated by the intensive development of the sciences bordering on both biology and the humanities that has been observed over recent years.