Biomedical Waste Management in the COVID-19 Era
A Global Scenario

Edited by Sunil Kumar,Abhay Raj,Vivek Kumar Morya,Raj Morya

ISBN13: 9780443218415

Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 01/11/2025

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Description
Biomedical Waste Management in COVID-19 Era: A Global Scenario covers the STI approach for addressing sustainable management of biomedical waste from highly contagious pandemic situations in the future. In addition, it discusses the challenges of biomedical waste management produced during the pandemic along with environmental sustainability and economic burden. This book addresses the challenges, opportunities, and future perspectives related to the pandemic situation and biomedical waste management in consequences to the environment and health. It provides a collection of opinions, viewpoints, inferences, and possible solutions based on case studies carried out by various experts across the globe.
1. The composition and characterization of COVID-19 biomedical waste: Potential risks of biomedical waste (human health, environment sustainability) 2. Risk assessment and degree of resiliency of bio-medical waste management systems for pandemics like COVID-19 3. Change in Bio-medical Waste dynamics: an OECD perspectives 4. Case study of COVID-19 waste management in different continents of the world 5. Bio-medical waste burden and management strategies in Southeast Asian countries: Lessons learned from OECD countries 6. Low, middle-income countries: environmental sustainability and impact with health implications 7. The boom in production of protective gears (PPE kits, masks, gloves, shields, sanitizer etc.) 8. Future of health care systems and sustainability in bio-medical waste management 9. Science, technology, and innovation (STI) approach for sustainable waste management 10. Application of automation and artificial intelligence in handling biomedical waste 11. Legal and policy framework to cope with pandemics: success and failures 12. Innovations and start-ups bloom during the pandemic to handle biomedical waste
  • The environment
  • Waste treatment & disposal
  • Professional & Vocational
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