Medical Waste Disposal - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Investigation of actual condition of management and disposal of medical radioactive waste in Korea]

18 Jul 2009 In order to realize the rational management and disposal of radioactive waste like DIS or its clearance as performed in Europe, North America, and Japan, we investigated the situation of medical radioactive waste in Korea and its enforcement. We ... Read more...

An overview of arisings and large-scale treatment technologies for healthcare waste in the United Kingdom.

24 May 2009 This paper reviews the current generation and management of healthcare waste in the United Kingdom, with a focus on that produced from healthcare provision in the National Health Service. While the current capacities of large-scale off-site ... Read more...

Hospital waste management system - a case study of a south Indian city.

24 May 2009 It is more than 5 years since the prescribed deadline, 30 December 2002, for all categories of towns covered by the Biomedical Waste Management (BMW) Rules 1998 elapsed. Various reports indicate that the implementation of the BMW Rules is not ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medical Waste Disposal - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Pill disposal: a growing concern. 30 Aug 2009
• [Investigation of actual condition of management and disposal of medical radioactive waste in Korea] 18 Jul 2009
• Report of the 2009 APhA House of Delegates: actions of the legislative body of the American Pharmacists Association. 29 Jun 2009
• APhA2009 House of Delegates: serving the association and the profession. 29 Jun 2009
• What you need to know about the new amalgam separator requirements: part one. 30 May 2009
• An overview of arisings and large-scale treatment technologies for healthcare waste in the United Kingdom. 24 May 2009
• Hospital waste management system - a case study of a south Indian city. 24 May 2009
• Factors driving the development of healthcare waste management in the United Kingdom over the past 60 years. 24 May 2009
• Surgical research in the UK. 30 Mar 2009
• Trade in medical waste causes deaths in India. 26 Mar 2009
• Sustainable management measures for healthcare waste in China. 18 Jan 2009
• [Challenging issues on the management of radioactive waste and materials from hospitals in Japan] 18 Oct 2008
• NRC inspections: risk-informed and performance-based. 12 Aug 2008
• Rules and management of biomedical waste at Vivekananda Polyclinic: a case study. 3 Aug 2008
• Disposal of expired drugs. 30 Jul 2008
• Current regulations and modest proposals regarding disposal of unused opioids and other controlled substances. 29 Jun 2008
• Regulatory compliance in the dental office. 29 Jun 2008
• Medical waste management in Turkey: A case study of Istanbul. 9 Jun 2008
• Healthcare waste management--the global paradox. 30 May 2008
• Legal regulations of pathology in Russia. 29 Apr 2008

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Technical information about 'Medical Waste Disposal'

Definition: Management, removal, and elimination of biologic, infectious, pathologic, and dental waste. The concept includes blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special control and handling. Disposal may take place where the waste is generated or elsewhere.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D017744

Alternative terms: Medical Waste Disposal; Disposal, Medical Waste; Waste Disposal, Medical; Waste Disposal, Infectious; Disposal, Infectious Waste; Infectious Waste Disposal; Specimen Disposal; Disposal, Specimen; Waste Disposal, Pathological; Disposal, Pathological Waste; Pathological Waste Disposal; Biological Waste Disposal; Waste Disposal, Biological; Biologic Waste Disposal; Disposal, Biologic Waste; Waste Disposal, Biologic; Disposal, Biological Waste;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; standards; statistics & numerical data; ethics; instrumentation;

Tree Number: D20.944.460.300; N06.850.460.710.460.300; N06.850.860.510.900.600.600;

History Note: 94

Technical Notes: disposal of dental waste: coord IM with DENTAL WASTE (IM)