Generation of infectious waste during the COVID-19 pandemic : The case of a Brazilian hospital

Coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) acquired pandemic status in March 2020. The new virus has caused serious implications in the healthcare services management, including several sectors, among them the generation of waste. Healthcare wastes (HCW) generation increased along pandemic representing a hea...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 39(2021), 10 vom: 27. Okt., Seite 1245-1255
1. Verfasser: Martins, Mariana Alves (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Pataca, Luiz Carlos Moutinho, Santos, Elci de Souza, Faria, Shirlei Moreira da Costa, Cruz, Leandro Américo, Silva, Glauber Augusto Simplício, Mol, Marcos Paulo Gomes
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Journal Article Brazil COVID-19 Healthcare waste hospital waste generation
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