Introduction to Environmental Science - Medical Waste Management

Definition of Terms

• hazardous waste

• medical waste
  • sharps
  • cultures and stocks
  • human blood
  • pathological wastes
  • isolation wastes
  • unused sharps

• treatment
  • incinerator
  • landfills
  • sewage
  • autoclaving
  • open dumpsite
  • off-site handling

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