A SURVEY OF RECENT LITERATURE ON MEDICAL WASTE

A SURVEY OF RECENT LITERATURE ON MEDICAL WASTE

Burke E L

Journal of Environmental Health

1994

1994-05

Medical waste appears, on the surface, to be dangerous. Public perception of medical waste is, in general, inaccurate. After syringes washed up on the beaches of New York and New Jersey in the summers of 1987 and 1988, and fanned by the sensationalism of the media, public outcry over medical waste peaked. This paper examines the recent journal literature about medical wastes and examines definitions, risks (both real and perceived), and methods of minimizing risks (including legislation). The consensus in the recent articles on medical waste is that medical waste is no more dangerous than non-medical waste.

Health; Public; Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Environmental & Occupational

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Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication

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