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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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Priyanka V. Patil, R. K. Kamble
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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Flavia Adorno Landim,Claudia de Oliveira D'Arêde,Luiz Roberto Santos Moraes
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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...
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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 ...
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Deepali Agrawal,Parag Dalal,J. K. Srivastava
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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...
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Juan José Maldonado-Miranda, Ángel Josabad Alonso-Castro, Candy Carranza-Álvarez
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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 ...
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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...
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Farshad Amirjani,Seyed Ali Akbar Mousavi,Shahin Amirjani,Mahmood Karimi
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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-...
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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 ...
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Razuana Rahim, Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman, Raja Shazrin Shah Raja Ehsan Shah, Kai Shing Chiong
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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...
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Adriana Nery de Oliveira, Flavia Braidotti Stevanato, Jesuí Vergilio Visentainer
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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 ...
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Álvaro Luiz Guimarães Carneiro
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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...
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