An assessment tool for healthcare waste management in Brazilian municipalities during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has put healthcare waste management (HCWM) systems under pressure worldwide. In Brazil, where municipalities routinely experience challenges in ensuring suitable disposal of healthcare waste (HCW), the pandemic has made this even more challenging. Therefore, the creation of too...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 40(2022), 6 vom: 06. Juni, Seite 625-641
1. Verfasser: Moraes, Flávia Tuane Ferreira (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Gonçalves, Andriani Tavares Tenório, Lima, Josiane Palma, Lima, Renato da Silva
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2022
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Journal Article COVID-19 waste Healthcare waste analytic hierarchy process healthcare waste management waste management waste management indicators Solid Waste
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