ReviewThe Science of the total environment2021
COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare solid waste management strategy - A mini-review.
Review in The Science of the total environment, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
78 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Review of the Applicability of Current Green Practices in Healthcare Facilities.International journal of health policy and management · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review: the dimensions to evaluate health care performance and an implication during the pandemic.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
- Medical Waste from COVID-19 Pandemic-A Systematic Review of Management and Environmental Impacts in Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Predictive modeling of medical waste and a proposal to improve segregation in a peruvian hospital.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Stakeholder-driven assessment of optimal waste-to-energy plant selection in the Tamale metropolitan area using the analytical hierarchy process.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The first using developed clean environment index for assessment of the environment pollution caused by littering behavior.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Responses of natural plastisphere community and zooplankton to microplastic pollution: a review on novel remediation strategies.Archives of microbiology · 2025Review
- Health risk and toxicity assessment of exhaust air from non-incineration devices for hospital waste treatment in Tehran, Iran.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Emerging practices of healthcare waste management among private surgeries: A case of the City of Tshwane.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2025Article
- Blockchain adoption challenges in the healthcare sector: a waste management perspective.Operations management research : advancing practice through research · 2025Article
- The evolutionary path of medical waste management research: Insights from co-citation and co-word analysis.Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA · 2025Review
- Breaking the barrier: disruption of bacterial biofilms using microwave radiation.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Assessment of dental clinics' infection control function using a checklist during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC oral health · 2024Article
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- Hospital waste management system in Kermanshah: challenges, future and sustainable management with circular economy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Global impact of COVID-19 on food safety and environmental sustainability: Pathways to face the pandemic crisis.Heliyon · 2024Review
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- Yeast-Based Screening of Anti-Viral Molecules.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Healthcare waste generation and quantification in public health centres in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.PloS one · 2024Article
18 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors.
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Abstract
Healthcare waste comprises the waste generated by healthcare facilities, medical laboratories and biomedical research facilities. Improper treatment of this waste poses serious risks of disease transmission to waste pickers, waste workers, health workers, patients, and the community in general through exposure to infectious agents. Poor management of the waste emits harmful and deleterious contaminants into society. However, contamination of highly contagious agents such as the COVID-19 virus has created enormous instability in healthcare waste handling and subsequent recycling because of the volume of the waste generated and its contagious nature. Several countries have adopted safety measures to combat this contamination and manage healthcare waste; however, these measures are insufficient and vary depending on the context of the country. In addition, the WHO has set out guidelines for management of healthcare waste. These guidelines are helping to manage the highly contagious healthcare waste resulting from the current pandemic. Proper healthcare waste management may add value by reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus and increasing the recyclability of materials instead of sending them to landfill. Disinfecting and sorting out healthcare waste facilitates sustainable management and allows their utilization for valuable purposes. This review discusses the different healthcare solid waste management strategies practiced in different countries, the challenges faced during this management, and the possible solutions for overcoming these challenges. It also provides useful insights into healthcare solid waste management scenarios during the COVID-19 pandemic and a possible way forward.
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