A review on emergency disposal and management of medical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

ABSTRACT: The surge of medical waste (MW) generated during the COVID-19 pandemic has exceeded the disposal capacity of existing facilities. The timely, safe, and efficient emergency disposal of MW is critical to prevent the epidemic spread. Therefore, this review presents the current status of MW generation and disposal in China and analyzes the characteristics and applicability of emergency disposal technologies. The results show that movable disposal facilities can dispose of infectious MW on site, even though most of their disposal capacity is at a low level (<5 t/day). Co-disposal facilities need to be reformed completely for emergency MW disposal, in which separate feeding systems should be taken seriously. Specifically, municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration facilities have great potential t

SUBMITTER: Zhao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8660658 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature