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en línea
Ahmed Ali Hassan, Terry Tudor and Mentore Vaccari    
Healthcare waste (HCW) represents a major public health issue, especially in developing countries. Among HCW categories, sharps waste is one of the most hazardous. Exposure to needle-stick injuries can lead to blood-borne pathogens, therefore HCW should ... ver más
Revista: Urban Science    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Ahmed Ali Hassan, Terry Tudor and Mentore Vaccari    
Healthcare waste (HCW) represents a major public health issue, especially in developing countries. Among HCW categories, sharps waste is one of the most hazardous. Exposure to needle-stick injuries can lead to blood-borne pathogens, therefore HCW should ... ver más
Revista: Environments    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Giovanni De Feo and Sabino De Gisi    
The state of the art on Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is based on the domestic separation of materials produced. After domestic separation, the resident has to transfer the separated materials to the MSW manager through the hands of collection w... ver más
Revista: Sustainability    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Priyanka V. Patil, R. K. Kamble     Pág. 46 - 57
Solid waste management has important occupational health issues associated with it. Out of 204 solid waste collecting workers of Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, 20 workers were selected (10% of the population) as sample size (15 female and 5 male) and ... ver más
Revista: International Journal of Environment    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Ana Dionísio, Teresa P. Cotrim, Júlia Teles and José Carvalhais    
The growing production of waste and increased use of water and sanitation systems worldwide have been pressuring the water, sanitation, and waste sectors. This study analyzed the perception of the determinants of work activity among workers from the wate... ver más
Revista: Applied System Innovation    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
The construction sector is a key component of a nation’s gross domestic product, but its inherent nature results in potentially dangerous conditions that affect the safety of all workers on construction projects (CPs). Therefore, the original idea ... ver más
Revista: Buildings    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Flavia Adorno Landim,Claudia de Oliveira D'Arêde,Luiz Roberto Santos Moraes     Pág. 15 - 26
Ao se estudar e analisar resíduos sólidos, nota-se a relação entre os aspectos ocupacionais, ambientais e de saúde. Os resíduos sólidos provenientes de materiais contendo amianto são comprovadamente nocivos, causando o adoecimento dos trabalhadores e cul... ver más
Revista: Revista Eletrônica de Gestão e Tecnologias Ambientais    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Thiago J. T. Cruz, Mariele I. S. Melo and Sibele Pergher    
The synthesis of zeolites using waste as a source of Si and Al is well known, and light coal ash has been studied to minimize the problems of waste management and mitigate environmental effects. The residue used in this work was supplied by Coal Workers ... ver más
Revista: Applied Sciences    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Deepali Agrawal,Parag Dalal,J. K. Srivastava     Pág. 10 - 16
Biomedical waste management is receiving larger attention because of recent regulations of the biomedical Wastes (Management & Handling Rules, 1998). Inadequate management of biomedical waste may be associated with risks to healthcare employees, pati... ver más
Revista: IRA-International Journal of Technology & Engineering    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Juan José Maldonado-Miranda, Ángel Josabad Alonso-Castro, Candy Carranza-Álvarez     Pág. 9 - 13
Hairdressing salons offer a wide range of services including treatments for hair and skin. However, these activities result in the production of residues that are improperly discharged into drainage, generating a negative impact on the environment. This ... ver más
Revista: Journal of Natural Resources and Development    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Matthias Beck    
This paper revisits work on the socio-political amplification of risk, which predicts that those living in developing countries are exposed to greater risk than residents of developed nations. This prediction contrasts with the neoliberal expectation tha... ver más

 
en línea
Farshad Amirjani,Seyed Ali Akbar Mousavi,Shahin Amirjani,Mahmood Karimi     Pág. 1 - 9
In this project, we intend to design and build a movable/mobile car wash mounted on a truck and inside a container. Upon exiting the container, parked cars can be washed on the spot, anywhere and anytime. There will no longer be a need for drivers to was... ver más
Revista: Journal of Management and Business Innovations    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
La Thi Quynh Lien, Eva Johansson, Pham Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc, Nguyen Thi Minh Thoa, Nguyen Quynh Hoa, Ho Dang Phuc, Ashok J. Tamhankar and Cecilia StålsLundborg    
Adequate infection control plays a key role in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This study aimed to explore staff perceptions of hospital infection control in a rural and an urban hospital in Vietnam. Individual interviews were conduct... ver más

 
en línea
Katherine Groff, Eric Bachli, Molly Lansdowne and Theodora Capaldo    
Millions of animals are used in research and toxicity testing, including in drug, medical device, chemical, cosmetic, personal care, household, and other product sectors, but the environmental consequences are yet to be adequately addressed. Evidence sug... ver más
Revista: Environments    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Nikolay S. Ivanov, Arlan Z. Abilmagzhanov, Oleg S. Kholkin and Iskander E. Adelbaev    
This article presents the results of the study of the morphological composition of municipal solid waste (MSW) from the landfill of Atyrau city, and the waste?s energy characteristics and presence of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi and viruses.... ver más
Revista: Clean Technologies    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Nadezda Stevulova, Adriana Estokova, Marian Holub, Eva Singovszka and Kornel Csach    
This paper focuses on the characterization of demolition construction waste containing asbestos fibers and the monitoring of fibrous dust released from asbestos?cement products (ACPs) during their removal from a three-story industrial building. Asbestos-... ver más
Revista: Applied Sciences    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Junwu Wang, Feng Guo, Yinghui Song, Yipeng Liu, Xuan Hu and Chunbao Yuan    
Prefabricated buildings that are more environmentally friendly have been vigorously promoted by the Chinese government because of the reduced waste and carbon emissions during the construction process. Most of the construction processes of prefabricated ... ver más
Revista: Buildings    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Razuana Rahim, Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman, Raja Shazrin Shah Raja Ehsan Shah, Kai Shing Chiong     Pág. 24 - 37
While industries are familiar with environmental management systems for continuous improvement of production processes and products, there are various green-concept-oriented methods that can address environmental concerns significantly. This work focused... ver más

 
en línea
Adriana Nery de Oliveira, Flavia Braidotti Stevanato, Jesuí Vergilio Visentainer     Pág. 133 - 139
The objective of this study was preparing a product (omega-3 flour) to increase the nutritional value of the food for workers concerning the content of omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FA). The omega-3 flour was prepared using waste (head sardines and leaves of ... ver más
Revista: Acta Scientiarum: Technology    Formato: Electrónico

 
en línea
Álvaro Luiz Guimarães Carneiro     Pág. 62 - 71
Several nuclear plants were built worldwide and will need to be shut down in a specific time for being near their recommended lifespan which is about 40 years. For this reason, the aims of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is to guide and rec... ver más
Revista: International Nuclear Safety Journal    Formato: Electrónico

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