Hazardous healthcare waste management in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Journal Article · Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Waste Management

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2009.02.015· OSTI ID:21269358

Ebrahim, S A ^[1]; Al-Thukair, A A ^[2]

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1. Engineering and Maintenance Department, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 12, Manama (Bahrain)
2. Chemistry Department, King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, P.O. Box 157, Dhahran 31261 (Saudi Arabia)

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.

• OSTI ID: 21269358
• Journal Information: Waste Management, Vol. 29, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2009.02.015; PII: S0956-053X(09)00091-9; Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0956-053X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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