Health Care Waste Management

Question 1

infectious, toxic or radioactive

Answer 1

Hazardous waste

Question 2

hospitals and medical centers, infirmaries, birthing homes, clinics

Answer 2

Health care waste generators

Question 3

medical, ambulatory & dialysis, health care centers, surgical, alternative medicine, dental & veterinary

Answer 3

other health care related facilities

Question 4

medical & biomedical, blood banks & blood
collection, dental prosthetics, nuclear medicine, biotechnology, animal research, drug testing & HIV testing laboratories

Answer 4

laboratories and research centers

Question 5

drug rehabilitation, training centers for embalmers, internship training centers, schools of radiologic technology, medical schools, nursing homes, dental schools

Answer 5

drug manufacturers, institutions

Question 6

mortuary and autopsy centers

Answer 6

drug manufacturers, institutions

Question 7

contains pathogens or toxins in sufficient concentration that may cause disease to a susceptible host.

Answer 7

Infectious Waste

Question 8

tissue sections & body fluids or organ derived form biopsies, autopsies or surgical procedures.

Answer 8

Pathological and Anatomical Waste

Question 9

can cause cuts, pricks or puncture wounds. The most dangerous health care waste

Answer 9

Sharps

Question 10

discarded chemicals generated during disinfection & sterilization procedures

Answer 10

chemical waste

Question 11

expired, spilt & contaminated pharmaceutical products, drugs,
and vaccines including discarded items used in handling pharmaceuticals

Answer 11

Pharmaceutical Waste

Question 12

waste exposed to radionuclides including radioactive diagnostic materials or radiotherapeutic materials. Examples
are cobalt, technetium, iodine, iridium , irradiated blood products and contaminated waste

Answer 12

Radioactive Waste

Question 13

waste that doesn’t pose a hazard

Answer 13

Nonhazardous or general waste

Question 14

May cause injury or infection, spread of drug resistant microorganism

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Impact of health care waste

Question 15

waste prevention and waste reduction

Answer 15

Green procurement policy

Question 16

safely reusing, recycling & recovering waste

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Resource development

Question 17

energy recovery whereby waste is converted to fuel or heat

Answer 17

Recovery

Question 18

finding a new application for a used material or using the same product for the same application.

Answer 18

Reusing

Question 19

processing of used materials into new products

Answer 19

Recycling

Question 20

changing the biological and chemical characteristics of waste to minimize its potential to cause harm

Answer 20

Waste treatment

Question 21

discharging, depositing, placing or releasing any health care waste into land, air or water

Answer 21

Waste disposal

Question 22

treatment and disposal of waste

Answer 22

End pipe approach

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Pyrolysis

Question 24

use of steam sterilization

Answer 24

Autoclave

Question 25

size reduction device

Answer 25

Microwave

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Chemical disinfection

Question 27

uses an enzyme mixture to decontaminate health care waste. The resulting byproduct is put through and extruder to remove water for wastewater disposal

Answer 27

Biological process

Question 28

involves the filling of containers with waste, adding and immobilizing material, and sealing the containers. Use of boxes filled up with plastic foam, bituminous sand and
cement mortar

Answer 28

Encapsulation