A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF WASTES IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS OF TEHRAN

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MONAVARI MASOUD; OMRANI GHASEMALI; REZAEI FATEMEH

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Journal: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Year:2009 | Volume:10 | Issue:4 (SPECIAL ISSUS 39) Page(s): 0-0

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A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF WASTES IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS OF TEHRAN

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MONAVARI MASOUD | OMRANI GHASEMALI | REZAEI FATEMEH | Issue Writer Certificate

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HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENTQ3

INFECTIOUS WASTEQ3

GENERAL WASTEQ3

Abstract

On average, 72,559 Kg of wastes is collected daily from medical centers and hospitals in the city of Tehran. A thorough qualitative and quantitative assessment of such wastes can help improve the current HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT practices.In the present research, twenty private hospitals in Tehran have been studied over a period of four months. The data-collection instrument was a questionnaire comprising items concerning the number of wards and occupied beds, and the amount of general and hazardous wastes of each ward. The sample wastes taken from selected wards were weighed. The average waste production rate turned out to be 8,430 kg per day. Given the 2,475 beds in the hospitals under study, 3.406 kg of wastes per bed is generated daily. Surgery and emergency wards generate the highest amounts of INFECTIOUS WASTE per day -2 and 1.8 kg per bed, respectively. The lowest amount is that of the children’s ward with 0.25 kg per bed each day. Gynecology and children’s wards generate the highest daily amounts of GENERAL WASTE (3 and 2.5 kg per bed, respectively). The total amount of wastes generated was found to comprise 60% of GENERAL WASTEs, 39% INFECTIOUS WASTEs and 1% of sharp wastes. Improper waste separation has led to relatively higher amounts of INFECTIOUS WASTEs. Encouragement and training of hospital staff and improvement in collection and transportation processes by Tehran Municipality are the key to successful HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT.

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MONAVARI, MASOUD, OMRANI, GHASEMALI, & REZAEI, FATEMEH. (2009). A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF WASTES IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS OF TEHRAN. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 10(4 (SPECIAL ISSUS 39)), 0-0. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/366810/en

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MONAVARI MASOUD, OMRANI GHASEMALI, REZAEI FATEMEH. A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF WASTES IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS OF TEHRAN. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY[Internet]. 2009;10(4 (SPECIAL ISSUS 39)):0-0. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/366810/en

IEEE: Copy

MASOUD MONAVARI, GHASEMALI OMRANI, and FATEMEH REZAEI, “A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF WASTES IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS OF TEHRAN,” JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 10, no. 4 (SPECIAL ISSUS 39), pp. 0–0, 2009, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/366810/en

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