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

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 treatment systems are adequate, there are a number of logis...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 27(2009), 4 vom: 09. Juni, Seite 374-83
1. Verfasser: Tudor, Terry L (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Townend, William K, Cheeseman, Christopher R, Edgar, Jen E
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Journal Article Review Environmental Pollutants Medical Waste Disposal
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