Análise da produção e taxa de geração de resíduos sólidos de serviços de saúde do Hospital Universitário Regional de Maringá - DOI: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v29i2.582

Lucila Akiko Nagashima; Carlos de Barros Junior; Carlos Edmundo Rodrigues Fontes

doi:10.4025/actascitechnol.v29i2.582

Production analysis and generation rate of solid health-care waste at Maringá Regional University Hospital - DOI: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v29i2.582

Lucila Akiko Nagashima UEM
Carlos de Barros Junior UEM
Carlos Edmundo Rodrigues Fontes UEM

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v29i2.582

Abstract

Solid health-care waste (SHCW) represents only a small fraction of the total urban solid waste generated daily in a city. Taking its origin into consideration, part of this waste presents risks and special difficulties in handling, especially due to the infectious aspects of some components. The elaboration of study was motivated by these findings, associated with the need to find out the conditions of the SHCW from the Maringá Regional University Hospital. The research attempted to identify the different generating sources, quantifying and qualifying the generated waste, and determining the daily generated rate. The characterization was done by weighing the waste, observing internal hospital activities regarding collection procedures, internal and external storage and transportation of the waste. It was verified that from the total generated waste, around 53% is considered contaminated, which is regarded as non-satisfactory by a significant part of the consulted bibliography.

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Author Biography

Lucila Akiko Nagashima, UEM

Possui graduação em Química pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (1977) , graduação em Ciências de Primeiro Grau pela Universidade Estadual do Paraná (1972) , especialização em Especialização pela Universidade Estadual do Paraná (1987) , mestrado em Engenharia Química pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (2004) e aperfeicoamento em Técnicas de Análises Instrumentais em Química pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (1985) . Atualmente é professor titular da Universidade Estadual do Paraná. Tem experiência na área de Educação , com ênfase em Ensino-Aprendizagem. Atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Resíduos sólidos, Resíduos domésticos, Resíduos de serviços de saúde, Gestão municipal Currículo Lattes

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Published

2008-02-12

How to Cite

Nagashima, L. A., Barros Junior, C. de, & Fontes, C. E. R. (2008). Production analysis and generation rate of solid health-care waste at Maringá Regional University Hospital - DOI: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v29i2.582. Acta Scientiarum. Technology, 29(2), 131-139. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v29i2.582

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Issue

Vol 29 No 2 (2007)

Section

Chemical Engineering

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