Assessment of Healthcare Waste Generated by Government Hospital in Agra City, India

Authors

  • A Khajuria Department of Environmental Studies, School of Life Sciences, Khandari Campus,Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra-28202, U.P., India
  • A Kumar Department of Environmental Studies, School of Life Sciences, Khandari Campus,Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra-28202, U.P., India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v5i1.794

Keywords:

Waste management, Health scare waste, Management, Government hospital

Abstract

Health care wastes include anatomical, pathological and clinical infectious/ hazardous organic and inorganic waste. The waste is disposed off in unscientific manner. The study has been conducted in the government health care establishment only to reveal the per day waste generation on each patient, present mode of waste management within the units bed, our suggestions which have helped the units to improve their waste management practices, in the city of Agra.

Keywords: Waste management, Health scare waste, Management, Government hospital

doi:10.3126/on.v5i1.794

Our Nature (2007)5:25-30

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Khajuria, A., & Kumar, A. (2008). Assessment of Healthcare Waste Generated by Government Hospital in Agra City, India. Our Nature, 5(1), 25–30. https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v5i1.794

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2007)

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