Hospital waste: can we reduce the environmental impact of a large university hospital?

Hospital waste: can we reduce the environmental impact of a large university hospital?

Introduction: As technology advances, society must reflect on the destination of materials which are no longer needed. Hospital waste requires special attention due to the associated risk of disease transmission and biological accidents. Also, it tends to increase proportionally to the economic deve...

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Main Authors: Murilo Martini, Rodrigo Chiavaro da Fonseca, Letícia Voigt Severiano, Henrique Iahnke Garbin, Tainá Flôres da Rosa, Mariza Klück
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2017-12-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Subjects:
Health care quality management
environmental management
hospital administration
medical waste
Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/74075

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