PATHWAYS TO SCIENTOMETRIC BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN COVID-19 ERA

Q4 Environmental Science

Pollution Research Pub Date : 2022-09-30 DOI:10.53550/pr.2022.v41i03.045

Ruthviz Kodali, Sahithi Koduru, Jyoti Kainthola, Jayaprakash Vemuri

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Abstract

Biomedical waste management (BMW) is in the spotlight due to the enormous impact of theCOVID-19 pandemic on public health and hospitals. Further, countries with large populationsgenerate significantly higher amounts and variety of both hazardous and non-hazardous BMW,leading to a need for a comprehensive strategy for effective BMW management. The improper,unscientific disposal of BMW causes environmental pollution and presents a continuing,significant health hazard to the individual and the community. The present study provides acomprehensive assessment of the various types of BMW generated and critiques their currentdisposal strategies. A detailed appraisal of current, in-place BMW management guidelines fromvarious world organisations is presented, and emerging protocols for BMW disposal during theongoing COVID-19 pandemic are assessed. Finally, new state-of-the-art technologies, which canlead to breakthrough improvements in various stages of BMW generation, collection, treatmentand disposal process, are examined. The secondary applications of BMW are highlighted, andrecommendations for enhancing the BMW lifecycle practices are presented.

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2019冠状病毒病时代生物医学废物科学计量管理途径

由于2019冠状病毒病大流行对公共卫生和医院的巨大影响，生物医学废物管理(BMW)受到关注。此外，人口众多的国家产生的危险和非危险宝马的数量和种类都要高得多，因此需要制定有效管理宝马的综合战略。不恰当、不科学地处置宝马会造成环境污染，并对个人和社区造成持续的重大健康危害。本研究提供了各种类型的宝马产生的综合评估和批评他们目前的处置策略。本文详细评估了世界各组织现行的宝马管理准则，并评估了正在进行的COVID-19大流行期间宝马处置的新协议。最后，研究了新的最先进的技术，这些技术可以在宝马生产、收集、处理和处置过程的各个阶段带来突破性的改进。强调了宝马的二次应用，并提出了加强宝马生命周期实践的建议。

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