Abstract
Hazardous healthcare waste has become an environmental concern for many developing countries including the Kingdom of Bahrain. There have been several significant obstacles facing the Kingdom in dealing with this issue including; limited documentation regarding generation, handling, management, and disposal of waste. This in turn hinders efforts to plan better healthcare waste management. In this paper, hazardous waste management status in the Kingdom has been investigated through an extensive survey carried out on selected public and private healthcare premises. Hazardous waste management practices including: waste generation, segregation, storage, collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal were determined. The results of this study along with key findings are discussed and summarized. In addition; several effective recommendations and improvements of hazardous waste management are suggested.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2404-2409 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Waste Management |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to express their thanks and appreciation to the Arabian Gulf University, the King Fahad University and the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Bahrain for their support. This paper represents a collaborative effort in the environmental management studies between the two Universities and the Ministry.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Waste Management and Disposal
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