Volume : X, Issue : II, February - 2020

Environmental Challenges in the Bio–medical Waste Disposal : A Micro Level Analysis in Coimbatore

V. Sumathi

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Hospitals play a vital role in curing diseases and improving the health of the people. At the same time the improper disposal of bio–medical wastes by hospitals generate more diseases. As the number of patients and hospitals are increasing, the generation of bio–medical waste is also on the increase. This is of serious concern because such wastes cause various diseases like viral hepatitis, Bronchitis, TB and AIDS. In India, the Ministry of Forests and Environment has been taking various steps for proper disposal of hospital wastes. An Act named the Bio–Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 1998, was enacted, and a deadline was fixed (31st December 2002) for the hospitals to take proper action for disposing bio–medical waste. Later ing in a wider and more comprehensive regime for bio waste management. To know the present status of the bio–medical waste management and how far the rules were followed, the present study was undertaken at a micro level, namely Coimbatore City in Tamil Nadu. To ing out the issues related to cleanliness, segregation of bio–medical waste and methods of disposal 36 out of 76 private hospitals were selected to conduct the study. The selected hospitals were personally visited to ascertain the condition of bio–medical waste management and the results are given in this article

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ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES IN THE BIO-MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL : A MICRO LEVEL ANALYSIS IN COIMBATORE, V. Sumathi INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-2 | February-2020

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