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Ver términos de la licenciaRodrigues de Sousa, Ana Teresa, et al. (2024). Analysis of healthcare waste generated by drugstores in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Revista AIDIS de ingeniería y ciencias ambientales: Investigación, desarrollo y práctica; Vol. 17 No. 1, 2024; 206-214. Recuperado de https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/4160347
Autor(es)
Rodrigues de Sousa, Ana Teresa; Maia, Camila Costa; de Castro e Silva, Maria Esther; Affonso, Kryscia Palhares Napoli; Pataca, Luiz Carlos Moutinho; Gonçalves, Max Filipe Silva; Vidal, Gisele Vimeiro; Mol, Marcos Paulo Gomes
Tipo
Artículo Técnico-Profesional
Área del conocimiento
Ingenierías
Título
Analysis of healthcare waste generated by drugstores in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Fecha
2024-04-06
Resumen
Healthcare wastes (HCW) are generated in establishments involved in human and animal healthcare activities, including pharmacies and drugstores. These activities also generate HCW, although they have been little studied in the scientific context. The present study aims to quantify and characterize the HCW generated by drugstores in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Information contained in the Healthcare Waste Management Plans (HCWMP) was used and statistical analyzes were conducted in order to obtain the average generation by waste groups and by regions of the city. From the available data, an average global daily generation of 1218 kg/day (8140 L/day) of HCW was obtained in Belo Horizonte city, with an estimated generation per establishment of 8.98±1.50 kg/day (60±10 L/day), ranging from 0,03 kg/day (0.21 L/day) to 39,64 kg/day (265 L/day). The study revealed that the majority of the waste is non-hazardous, accounting for 97% of the total generated (1185 kg/day; 7900 L/day), while hazardous waste constituted only 3%. Most of the hazardous waste was chemical in nature.
Tema
waste management; healthcare waste; pharmacy waste; healthcare waste management plan; waste management; healthcare waste; pharmacy waste; healthcare waste management plan; gestão de resíduos; resíduos de serviços de saúde; resíduo farmacêutico; plano de gerenciamento de resíduos de serviços de saúde
Idioma
eng
ISSN
ISSN: 0718-378X
