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ReviewEnvironmental science and pollution research international2022

Accumulation of biomedical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic: concerns and strategies for effective treatment.

Pon Pavithiran Kuppusamy, Arpit Bhatia, Anmol Verma, Nehal Ratnesh Shah, Prakash Pratyush, Vigneswaran Shanmugarajan, Sung Chul Kim, GaneshKumar Poongavanam, Sakthivadivel Duraisamy

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Review in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Pon Pavithiran KuppusamySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India.
Arpit BhatiaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India.
Anmol VermaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India.
Nehal Ratnesh ShahSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India.
Prakash PratyushSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India.
Vigneswaran ShanmugarajanDepartment of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Chennai, 602105, India.
Sung Chul Kim *School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 712-749, Republic of Korea.
GaneshKumar PoongavanamSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, 712-749, Republic of Korea. selgal.cad@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3971-2454
Sakthivadivel Duraisamy *School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, 632014, Tamil Nadu, India.
Vellore Institute of Technology University · INSaveetha University · INSRM Institute of Science and Technology · INYeungnam University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study deals with the pollution impact of biomedical waste (BMW) generation due to the COVID-19 pandemic at both the global and national levels. This discussion is important in light of clear scientific evidence that, apart from the airborne transmission of the disease, the virus also survives on different surfaces and poses the risk of infection. Moreover, an investigation is conducted on BMW generation in tons/day in India during the COVID-19 period, with implications for future projection. Additionally, a pioneering study was conducted to estimate the usage of facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. This paper also provides a feasible solution, by adopting a modern perspective, towards managing BMW generated in the context of SARS-CoV-2 at isolation wards and crematoriums. Strategical approaches have been suggested for segregating and safely disposing BMW. The latest availability of disposal facilities is discussed based on source data provided by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India. Among the many disposal methods, incineration technologies are examined in depth. The impact of existing incineration technology on the environment and human health has been extensively studied. This study suggests strategies for controlling BMW generation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indexed as

COVID-19HospitalsHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2TechnologyCrematoriumDisposal practicesFacemask disposalIncinerationPersonal protective equipmentSARS-CoV-2Waste management

Identifiers

PMID35697985
PMCPMC9191757
OpenAlexW4282930247

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