A Critical Review on Biomedical Waste and Effect of Mismanagement

Himabindu, P. A.; Madhukar, Madhu S.; Udayashankara, T H

doi:10.17577/ijertv4is030179

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“…Moreover, assessment of the result also shows that primary healthcare workers are not practicing proper biomedical waste segregation; only 28.0% of the respondents are practicing biomedical waste segregation out of 100% of total respondents which is against the biomedical waste management and handling rules. Poor or partial segregation is another problem associated with waste in the study area, a similar finding to [6] from Sokoto state, Nigeria. It is a trend that mixed the various types of wastes, and in turn lead to poor safety and management.…”

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“…[1], reported that the participants do not have zero awareness pertaining the amount and how much waste made in the different health locations (140%) out of 157 agreed that they do not label the infectious waste with the biohazard symbol. Lack of knowledge of infectious waste among staff, and other sanitary staff, cannot be absolved from been behind this trend [6]. However, some findings of this study, have shown a greater training on biomedical waste management among staff, which is a good omen and in contrast to a study by [6] from Sokoto.…”

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confidence: 65%

“…It is worrisome to discover that most of the healthcare centers produced sharps and anatomical waste, which can transmit diseases; but the producers handled it through open dumping and burning. Open dumping aid transmission of infections and occurrence of chronic diseases, while burning kill the microbes but tend to be insalubrious to health [6]. Moreover, assessment of the result also shows that primary healthcare workers are not practicing proper biomedical waste segregation; only 28.0% of the respondents are practicing biomedical waste segregation out of 100% of total respondents which is against the biomedical waste management and handling rules.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…The result listed problems of improper planning (33), insufficient funds (25) and material constituted (19%), similar assessment was done among the primary health care staff shows, inadequate training, insufficient resources and poor disposal of biomedical waste. That has to bring insects, rodents, dogs, cats, flies, and the likes in the health locations due conspicuous and scattered waste over the surrounding; an event that would positively help in the spread of communicable infections, as well as chronic problems [6].…”

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Biomedical Waste Management among Primary Health Care Workers, Bauchi Local Government Area, Bauchi State, NIGERIA

Sarkingobir¹,

Yabo²,

Yarima

et al. 2022

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Biomedical waste management is a serious issue to health and environment that must be addressed at primary health care level, especially in Bauchi local government area of Bauchi state. The objectives of this study were to assess on the knowledge, methods and problems of biomedical waste management among the primary health care workers in some selected Health Care Centers of Bauchi L.G.A. of Bauchi state. A cross sectional study was employed and sampling techniques were used to distribute a questionnaire and interview among the health workers at twenty (20) selected primary health centers with (200) sample respondents from public and private health care centers. The result from the current study shows that the knowledge of biomedical waste management awareness among the workers was represented (94%), and only (6%) were not aware. The majority of PHC workers practiced open dumping and burning method (74%), incineration (7%), chemical treatment and only 1% for autoclave methods. while, microwaving (0%), encapsulation (0%) and sanitary landfill methods (0%) were not practiced. The problems of biomedical waste management included improper planning (33%), insufficient funds (25%), lack of material (19%) and (15%) lack of staffs training. There was improper segregation, lack of planning, lack of funds and practiced open dumping and burning, which is against the biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules of 2016. There was improper biomedical waste management at primary health care level in Bauchi local government of Bauchi state. Thus, the Bauchi government should give more consideration towards good plan, allocation resources, set a committee of adequate supervision, monitoring and evaluation for the sustainable biomedical waste management at Bauchi local government of Bauchi state. .

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Biomedical Waste Management among Primary Health Care Workers, Bauchi Local Government Area, Bauchi State, NIGERIA

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Yarima

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“…The harmful effects of these waste adversely affect the soil, ground-water and environment disbalancing the whole ecosystem. It include hospitals solid waste (80-90% toxic) which is highly infectious waste (Himabindu et al 2015). Also, when the world is fighting against COVID-19 pandemic, handling of waste is a serious issue that need to be improved.…”

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Analysing Challenges to Smart Waste Management for a Sustainable Circular Economy in Developing countries: A fuzzy DEMATEL study

Yadav¹,

Soni²,

Kumar³

2021

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To improve the quality of life and achieve sustainability Internet of Things (IoT) plays a significant role. Waste can be converted to high value asset if treated properly with smart solutions. This study aims to develop an exploratory framework in the adoption of smart waste management in developing economies such as India analysing the various deferring parameters. To accomplish this aim the present study consists of two phases: In the first phase barriers in the adoption of IoT for smart waste management were identified after an extensive literature review and discussion with selected experts in this field. In the second phase the quantitative analysis using Fuzzy DEMATEL (Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory) method was performed on the selected barriers. The fuzzy DEMATEL methodology helps in prioritizing the most significant barrier by separating them into cause-effect group. The data were analysed on comparative basis based on two different perception to provide more detailed insight on the problems faced while smart waste management implementation. The results discloses that “Lack of government strict regulatory policies”, “Lack of proper Financial planning” and “Lack of benchmarking processes” are among the most critical causal barriers towards IoT based smart waste management that are hindering the vision of efficient waste management system. Further “Difficulty in implementing innovative technologies” and “Absence of Dynamic Scheduling and Routing” fall under significant potential causal effect category. The most prominent effect barriers are “Lack of awareness among community”, “Lack of source segregation and recycling commitment” and “Lack of service provider’s” which was concluded in results considering the comparison parameters from different perspective. The study also suggest that the effect barriers can be overcome automatically with mitigating the causal barriers in the long run. The comparative details of the study will further help the policy makers, stakeholders and government experts to frame policies and interventions to eradicate the identified barriers towards an efficient and innovative system for waste handling.

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Plasma Arc Technology: A Potential Solution Toward Waste to Energy Conversion and of GHGs Mitigation

Hazra

Das

Ganguly

et al. 2019

Waste Valorisation and Recycling

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A Critical Review on Biomedical Waste and Effect of Mismanagement

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

Biomedical Waste Management among Primary Health Care Workers, Bauchi Local Government Area, Bauchi State, NIGERIA

Biomedical Waste Management among Primary Health Care Workers, Bauchi Local Government Area, Bauchi State, NIGERIA

Analysing Challenges to Smart Waste Management for a Sustainable Circular Economy in Developing countries: A fuzzy DEMATEL study

Plasma Arc Technology: A Potential Solution Toward Waste to Energy Conversion and of GHGs Mitigation

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