Published June 1998
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Journal article
The problem of wastes in the health sector
Description
The article presents the management of hospital wastes in Lebanon. Hospital wastes considered as solid wastes, are divided into three main categories: radioactive wastes, contaminated wastes and chemical wastes. The treatment of wastes in the health sector in Lebanon is reduced to the incinerators. This method causes the major air pollution by emitting toxic substances as Dioxin. Advantages and disadvantages of alternate methods of wastes treatment are discussed such as: steam sterilization, bio-conversion, coal-burning, electronic radiation sterilization and chemical sterilization
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Abaad (Beirut)
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Journal Page Range
- p. 152-160
- ISSN
- 1023-9626
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Lebanon
- Country of Input or Organization
- Lebanon
- INIS RN
- 30059384
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Descriptors DEI
- HOSPITALS; LEBANON; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING
- Descriptors DEC
- ARAB COUNTRIES; ASIA; BUILDINGS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS; MIDDLE EAST; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES