Infectious and Radioactive Waste Management in a Diagnostic and Nuclear Medicine Centre

Tauqir Nasir; Shafaqat Ali; Mujahid Farid; Muhammad Shahbaz; Muhammad Rizwan; Fakhir Hannan; Rehan Ahmad

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Infectious and Radioactive Waste Management in a Diagnostic and Nuclear Medicine Centre

Tauqir Nasir, Shafaqat Ali, Mujahid Farid, Muhammad Shahbaz, Muhammad Rizwan, Fakhir Hannan, Rehan Ahmad

Published in American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 4, Issue 5)

Received: 11 August 2015 Accepted: 24 August 2015 Published: 14 September 2015

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Abstract

Hospital and medical waste management practices are very unsatisfactory in developing countries especially in Pakistan. Existing techniques and practices are not in accordance with the guidelines and levels prescribed by the WHO (World Health Organization) and other international bodies concerned with environment and human health. The objective of this study was to design and implement a proper waste management plan for the PINUM (Punjab institute of Nuclear Medicine) hospital Faisalabad, Pakistan. At PINUM Hospital infectious waste is produced as a result of diagnostic and radioactive waste as a result of diagnostic and therapeutic activities in nuclear medicine. This study was carried out in a period of 10 months in two phases. In first phase a proper infectious waste management plan was designed and incorporated at hospital and in 2nd phase proper management plan for radioactive waste was designed and implemented. Results showed a 43% reduction in volume and treatment cost of infectious waste resulting from proper management. There was significant decrease in prescribed` storage time of radioactive waste which is done to bring its activity to normal level. It was evident from the results if radioactive waste properly segregated, lose radioactive waste (gloves, swabs, absorbing sheets, tissue papers etc.) can be disposed off much earlier than the compact radioactive waste (radioactive vials, needles and sharps).

Published in	American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 4, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajep.20150405.15
Page(s)	245-250
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Hospital, Infectious, Radioactive, Nuclear, Medicine

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Tauqir Nasir, Shafaqat Ali, Mujahid Farid, Muhammad Shahbaz, Muhammad Rizwan, et al. (2015). Infectious and Radioactive Waste Management in a Diagnostic and Nuclear Medicine Centre. American Journal of Environmental Protection, 4(5), 245-250. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajep.20150405.15

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Tauqir Nasir, Shafaqat Ali, Mujahid Farid, Muhammad Shahbaz, Muhammad Rizwan, et al. Infectious and Radioactive Waste Management in a Diagnostic and Nuclear Medicine Centre. Am J Environ Prot. 2015;4(5):245-250. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20150405.15

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Tauqir Nasir

Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Shafaqat Ali

Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Mujahid Farid

Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat, Pakistan
Muhammad Shahbaz

Punjab Institute of Nuclear Medicine (PINUM) Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Rizwan

Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Fakhir Hannan

Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Rehan Ahmad

Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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