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    Abstract - Issue July 2023, 44 (4)                                     Back


nstantaneous and historical temperature effects on a-pinene

Appraisal of biomedical waste management

practice in India and associated human health

and environmental risk

K. Ravindra1*, A. Sareen1, S. Dogra2,3 and S. Mor2

1Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India

2Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160 014, India

3Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee, Chandigarh-160 019, India

*Corresponding Author Email : khaiwal@yahoo.com                     *ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-4844

 

     Received: 25.06.2022                                                                                 Revised: 19.09.2022                                                                                   Accepted: 29.11.2022

 

 

Abstract

           Biomedical waste management is an essential aspect of human and environmental safety. The healthcare industries and the unfortunate pandemic have increased the generation of biomedical waste. If biomedical waste is not managed safely, it poses human health and ecological risks. Hence, the study aims to appraise the scenario of biomedical waste management in India and to identify its effect on human health and the environment. The study used a systematic approach to review all the rules and regulations related to biomedical waste management issued by the Government of India from time to time. Further, the study explored the strengths and weaknesses of the current BMW management rules using the SWOT analysis model.

All recent and relevant literature was critically examined using scoping review approaches to better understand the health and environmental risks associated with poor biomedical waste management to propose the best practices and future direction. It was found that needle stick injury is a major hazard to human health during segregation. Poor segregation practices can lead to the mixing of biomedical waste with municipal solid waste. Hence, there is a need for proper training about the current biomedical waste rules with a specific focus on biomedical waste segregation at the time of generation. Each process involved in biomedical waste management can adversely impact the environment and human health if not managed well. The impact and gaps of poor biomedical waste management from generation to disposal have been identified. The study recommends routine awareness programs and capacity building for proper biomedical waste management and to minimize the associated environmental and human health risks. These risks could be minimized further through implementing scientific and systematic approaches in biomedical waste treatment and management, including regulatory compliance.

Key words: BMW, Dioxin and furans, Environment, Human health risk, Needle stick injury

 

 

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