BIOMEDICAL WASTE 1)Introduction: Biomedical waste‚ also known as infectious waste or medical waste‚ is defined as solid waste generated during the diagnosis‚ testing‚ treatment‚ research or production of biological products for humans or animals. Biomedical waste includes syringes‚ live vaccines‚ laboratory samples‚ body parts‚ bodily fluids and waste‚ sharp needles‚ cultures and lancets. Biomedical waste consists of solids‚ liquids‚ sharps‚ and laboratory waste that are potentially infectious
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The Problem Household hazardous waste along with E-waste is not only becoming an enormous problem locally in developed nations but also a major issue on a global scale. “A hazardous waste is a waste that exhibits a hazardous characteristic or is a listed waste. There are four criteria that define a characteristic hazardous waste. They are: 1. Ignitability‚ 2. Corrosivity‚ 3. Reactivity‚ 4. Toxicity.” These materials can be flammable‚ reactive‚ or unstable enough to release toxic fumes
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Objectives Each of us will throw a lot of waste every day; you know where all the wastewent? Most of the waste will get sanitary landfill‚ incineration‚ composting and other sound processing in some areas with better waste management‚ while most places just easy piled or landfill‚ this cause odour spread‚ soil and underground water get polluted.Peopleare not only just consuming a lot of resources‚ mass production‚ mass consumption of land‚ but also produced a lot of waste; this consequences will be unimaginable
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Waste management 1. What are the health problems due to air pollution 2. What are the effects on health due to water pollution 3. Describe Minamata disease 4. What are the main diseases caused by pesticides 5. What was the main reason for the disappearance of the Indian vulture 6. Describe biomagnifications 7. Why do we need waste management 8. What is wet scrubber method? 9. What are the three types of radio active waste. Where are they generated 10. Distinguish
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What is e-waste? E-waste is those waste materials consisting of any broken or unwanted / obsolete electrical or electronic appliances & gadgets. If it is not carried out properly it can dangerous to the human health or to the environment. India currently produces 500‚000 tones of e-waste annually and the figure is expected to touch one million tones in 2012. However‚ India lacks a proper e-waste disposal system and it is left up to the unorganized sector to dispose of the waste. The unorganized
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Participation in Solid Waste Management: Challenges and Prospects. A case of Kira Town Council‚ Uganda By Mukisa Philemon Kirunda The master thesis is carried out as a part of the education at the University of Agder and is therefore approved as such. However‚ this does not imply that the University answers for the methods that are used or the conclusions that are drawn. Supervisor: Åke Bjørke The University of Agder‚ Kristiansand December 2009 Public Participation in Solid Waste Management:
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GUIDELINES FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANAGEMENT OF E-WASTE (As approved vide MoEF letter No. 23-23/2007-HSMD dt. March 12‚ 2008) MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD Delhi MARCH‚ 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.0 Preamble 01 1.1 E-Waste 01 1.2 Environmentally Sound Management of E-waste 01 Chapter 2 OBJECTIVE & SCOPE OF THE GUIDELINES 2.1 Objective 02 2.2 Scope 02
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INTRODUCTION Background of the Study RA 9003‚ otherwise known as the "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000‚" mandates that segregation and collection of solid waste at source shall be conducted at the barangay level specifically for biodegradable‚ compostable and recyclable wastes‚ and that the respective cities and municipalities shall promote initiatives in the community to undertake waste segregation and collection at source pursuant to the spirit of the law. Complementing this provision
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| | WasteAnd Waste Management | 01/10/13 | | | | | waste management | | In This Issue | According to the Basel Convention‚ "Wastes are materials that are not prime products (that is products produced for the market) for which the initial user has no further use in terms of his/her own purposes of production‚ transformation or consumption‚ and of which he/she wants to dispose. Wastes may be generated during the extraction of raw materials‚ the processing of raw materials into intermediate
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การประยุกต์ใช้เทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศเชิงภูมิศาสตร์และเทคนิคทางการวิจัยดำเนินงานในการกำหนดเส้นทางรถจัดเก็บขยะ An Application of GIS and Operations Research for Vehicle Routing in Solid Waste Collection โพธิ์งาม รัตนโชติ Po-ngarm Ratanachote Industrial Engineering Department‚ Faculty of Engineering‚ Naresuan University‚ Maung District‚ Phitsanuloke 65000 Tel: 0 5526 1000 ext. 4200‚ Fax: 0 5561 000 ext. 4254‚ Email: po_ngarm@hotmail.com บทคัดย่อ งานวิจัยนี้นำเสนอวิธีการหาเส้นทา
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