Biomedical Waste Management in the COVID-19 Era: A Global Scenario

Biomedical Waste Management in COVID-19 Era: A Global Scenario covers the STI approach for addressing sustainable management of biomedical waste from highly contagious pandemic situations in the future. In addition, it discusses the challenges of biomedical waste management produced during the pandemic along with environmental sustainability and economic burden. This book addresses the challenges, opportunities, and future perspectives related to the pandemic situation and biomedical waste management in consequences to the environment and health. It provides a collection of opinions, viewpoints, inferences, and possible solutions based on case studies carried out by various experts across the globe. Suggests a futuristic approach for healthcare systems and environmental sustainability in biomedical waste managementDiscusses STI challenges and policy development for biomedical waste managementExplains the decentralized management approach with proper monitoring technology INDICE: 1. The composition and characterization of COVID-19 biomedical waste: Potential risks of biomedical waste (human health, environment sustainability)2. Risk assessment and degree of resiliency of bio-medical waste management systems for pandemics like COVID-193. Change in Bio-medical Waste dynamics: an OECD perspectives4. Case study of COVID-19 waste management in different continents of the world5. Bio-medical waste burden and management strategies in Southeast Asian countries: Lessons learned from OECD countries6. Low, middle-income countries: environmental sustainability and impact with health implications7. The boom in production of protective gears (PPE kits, masks, gloves, shields, sanitizer etc.)8. Future of health care systems and sustainability in bio-medical waste management9. Science, technology, and innovation (STI) approach for sustainable waste management10. Application of automation and artificial intelligence in handling biomedical waste11. Legal and policy framework to cope with pandemics: success and failures12. Innovations and start-ups bloom during the pandemic to handle biomedical waste

• ISBN: 978-0-443-21841-5
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 360
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2025
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés