Bio Medical Waste a Threat to Environment
Author : Dr. P Firoz Babu
Abstract :
Environmental issues can be defined as the harmful effects of human activities on the earth’s environment. Environmental issues include many types of human activities which cause pollution, waste disposal, climate change, global warming, greenhouse effect etc. The current article deals with effects of bio medical waste on environment, various treatment methods of disposal and our responsibility in reducing the environmental effect. Waste produced in the health sector is highly hazardous. If it is not treated, these bio medical waste contribute to various infections and problems in environment. The effects of biomedical waste on environment is severe, so the importance of biomedical waste management is high. For reducing the effects of bio medical waste on the environment, it is necessary to create awareness among the people to dispose the bio medical waste in the correctly, educate the health workers on the bio medical waste and to implement the rules strictly.
Keywords :
Bio-medical waste, environmental pollution, hazard to human beings, hospital waste, waste management etc.
