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Question 1

refers to all wastes suspected to contain pathogens or toxins in sufficient concentration that may cause disease to a susceptible host.

Answer 1

infectious waste

Question 2

refers to tissue sections and body fluids or organs derived from biopsies, autopsies, or surgical procedures sent to the laboratory for examination.

Answer 2

Pathological and Anatomical Waste

Question 3

refer to waste items that can cause cuts, pricks, or puncture wounds. They are considered the most dangerous health care waste because of their potential to cause both injury and infection. Examples include used syringes in phlebotomy,

Answer 3

sharps

Question 4

refers to discarded chemicals (solid, liquid, or gaseous) generated during disinfection and sterilization procedures.

Answer 4

Chemical waste

Question 5

refers to expired, spilt, and contaminated pharmaceutical products, drugs, and vaccines including discarded items used in handling pharmaceuticals. It includes antineoplastic, cytotoxic, and genotoxic wastes such as drugs used in oncology or radiotherapy, and biological fluids from

Answer 5

Pharmaceutical Waste

Question 6

refers to wastes exposed to radionuclides including radioactive diagnostic materials or radiotherapeutic materials. Residues from shipment of radioactive materials and unwanted solutions of radionuclides intended for diagnostic or therapeutic use are examples of radioactive wastes as well as liquids, gases, and solids contaminated with radionuclides whose ionizing radiations have genotoxic effects.

Answer 6

Radioactive waste

Question 7

refers to wastes that have not been in contact with communicable or infectious agents, hazardous chemicals, or radioactive substances, and do not pose a hazard. Examples include plastic bottles,

Answer 7

non hazardous waste

Question 8

the thermal decomposition of health care wastes in the absence of supplied molecular oxygen in the destruction chamber where the said waste is converted into gaseous, liquid, or solid form.

Answer 8

Pyrolisis

Question 9

is the use of steam sterilization to render waste harmless and is an efficient wet thermal disinfection process.

Answer 9

autoclave

Question 10

technology that typically incorporates some type of size reduction device. Shredding of wastes is done before disinfection.

Answer 10

microwave

Question 11

chemicals like sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, peroxyacetic acid, and heated alkali are added to health care wastes to kill or inactivate present pathogens.

Answer 11

chemical disinfection

Question 12

uses an enzyme mixture to decontaminate health care wastes. The resulting by-product is put through an extruder to remove water for wastewater disposal.

Answer 12

biological process

Question 13

involves the filling of containers with waste, adding and immobilizing material, and sealing the containers.

Answer 13

encapsulation

Question 14

especially suitable for pharmaceutical waste that involves the mixing of waste with cement and other substances before disposal.

Answer 14

inertization

Question 15

health care waste management hierarchy

Answer 15

prevention, reduction, recycling,recovery, disposal

Question 16

“The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999”

Answer 16

rep act no 8749

Question 17

“An Act to Control Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes”
(1990)

Answer 17

Republic Act No. 6969

Question 18

“Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000”

Answer 18

Republic Act No. 9003

Question 19

“The Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004”

Answer 19

Republic Act 9275

Question 20

“The Code on Sanitation of the Philippines - Chapter XVII on Sewage Collection and Excreta Disposal” (1998)

Answer 20

Presidential Decree 856