Assessment of composition and generation rate of healthcare wastes in selected public and private hospitals of Ethiopia

In many developing countries, the inadequacy of data regarding the quantity and composition of healthcare waste is one of the major reasons for improper healthcare waste management. We investigated the generation rate and composition of healthcare wastes in six public and three private hospitals. We...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 32(2014), 3 vom: 28. März, Seite 215-20
1. Verfasser: Tesfahun, Esubalew (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kumie, Abera, Legesse, Worku, Kloos, Helmut, Beyene, Abebe
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Ethiopia Hospitals generation rate healthcare waste waste composition Hazardous Waste Medical Waste Medical Waste Disposal