private sector hospitals). Improper disposal practices results in reuse of discarded syringes‚ IV tubes‚ blood bags and other equipment which is not designed for either sterilization or reuse. If hospital waste is not properly managed and disposed‚ it can result in injury by contaminated sharps and infection with Hepatitis B‚ C‚ and HIV. In the Philippines‚ according to the Department of Health‚ addressing the issue of the proper health care waste disposal is of paramount concern not only for
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Garbage disposal is one of the most common problems in different countries today and yet only few take serious action towards it. The article I chose is a current issue in Nepal wherein Nepalese officials forces Everest climbers to collect rubbish as they return back from their expedition. They are required to bring back eight kilograms (17.6 pounds) of garbage‚ apart from their own‚ under new rules designed to clean up the world’s highest peak. It is said that authorities
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especially when rainy season. Like the flood that happened only this past year in Manila that caused different diseases to the people. We all know that the caused of the flood was the scattered garbage that when it rains they gather in one place that causes overflow in canals. If we cannot dispose properly these garbages‚ it will cause problem in the environment and to our health. Humans are part of any ecosystem in which they live. Like other organisms living in an ecosystem‚ their activities can change
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review of literature TITLE A Study on Mode of Garbage Disposal by Urban Families ABSTRACT A study in Haryana Agricultural University Campus of Hisar City was conducted by taking 100 respondents to study the mode of garbage disposal by urban families. Results revealed that majority of the respondents were not satisfied by theirexisting mode of garbage disposal outside the home and were interested in effective management of garbage at household level. INTRODUCTION The condition of environment
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Garbage Dumping Effects Improper disposal of hazardous waste causes adverse effects on human health and the environment. The normal practices of waste disposal such as insanitary open dump‚ land filling‚ discharge in water courses‚ or open-pit burning will need modification when dealing with hazardous wastes. • Open dumping Open dumps are illegally dumped‚ abandoned piles of garbage and debris in large quantities. You can get fined if you are caught dumping at an open dump. They are used in
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GARBAGE DISPOSAL – THE NEED OF THE HOUR In the magazines like National Geographic or any adventure tourism magazines‚ one sees pictures of Mount Everest in its lonely majestic beauty. Rising high above the clouds one imagines the clear air‚ the pristine white snow‚ and the complete calm and quiet. What these magazines may or may not show their readers are the giant heaps of garbage‚ the destruction of Nepalese forests; the corpses which are strewn across the mountain‚ and the long lines of tourists
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HEALTHY FAST FOOD TIPS FOR MAKING HEALTHIER FAST FOOD CHOICES Fast food is cheap‚ convenient‚ filling‚ and to many of us it tastes good. If you are eating out‚ a fast food restaurant is often the cheapest option‚ but unfortunately not a healthy one. Eating just one fast food meal can pack enough calories‚ sodium‚ and fat for the entire day or more. Eating fast food on a regular basis can lead to a host of different health problems‚ both physical and psychological. Still‚ in a bad economy the
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Students on Proper Disposal of Garbage -------------------- A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Maritime Department John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation -------------------- In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Research 311 --------------------- By Arcenal Alipo-on Exaltado Vistar Gasataya Rondovio Batalliones Chapter 1 INRODUCTION The working title of the study is initially drafted as: level of awareness of BSMT students on proper disposal
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Lafcadio Hearn‚ European-born American author‚ wrote novels and articles with exotic themes in highly precise and polished prose. Lafcadio Hearn was born June 27‚ 1850‚ on the Greek island of Santa Maura. His mother was Maltese and his father a British army surgeon of Anglo-Irish extraction. When Hearn was 2‚ his mother abandoned him to an aunt in Dublin‚ who later sent him to St. Cuthbert’s College to prepare for the priesthood. There he lost his left eye in an accident; he lost much of his religious
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Disposing garbage is just one of the hundred things we do everyday. But how sure are that we’re doing it the right way? What could be the consequences if we carelessly dispose our rubbish anywhere? Improper way of dumping wastes can cause floods because it makes the sewer clog. It can also pollute bodies of water and can cause the death of marine life that resides in water ecosystem. The resulting mess when trashes are thrown into bodies of water can cause foul odors‚ as well as toxicity. Since
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