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Analysis of healthcare waste generated by drugstores in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Published:2024-04-06 Issue: Volume: Page:206-214
ISSN:0718-378X
Container-title:Revista AIDIS de ingeniería y ciencias ambientales: Investigación, desarrollo y práctica
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Short-container-title:Rev. AIDIS ing. cienc. ambient.

Author:

Rodrigues de Sousa Ana Teresa^ORCID,Maia Camila Costa,De Castro e Silva Maria Esther,Affonso Kryscia Palhares Napoli,Pataca Luiz Carlos Moutinho^ORCID,Gonçalves Max Filipe Silva^ORCID,Vidal Gisele Vimeiro^ORCID,Mol Marcos Paulo Gomes^ORCID

Abstract

Healthcare wastes (HCW) are generated in establishments involved in human and animal healthcare activities, including pharmacies and drugstores. These activities also generate HCW, although they have been little studied in the scientific context. The present study aims to quantify and characterize the HCW generated by drugstores in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Information contained in the Healthcare Waste Management Plans (HCWMP) was used and statistical analyzes were conducted in order to obtain the average generation by waste groups and by regions of the city. From the available data, an average global daily generation of 1218 kg/day (8140 L/day) of HCW was obtained in Belo Horizonte city, with an estimated generation per establishment of 8.98±1.50 kg/day (60±10 L/day), ranging from 0,03 kg/day (0.21 L/day) to 39,64 kg/day (265 L/day). The study revealed that the majority of the waste is non-hazardous, accounting for 97% of the total generated (1185 kg/day; 7900 L/day), while hazardous waste constituted only 3%. Most of the hazardous waste was chemical in nature.

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Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

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