Zahn V
Frauenklinik am Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Straubing.
Gesundheitswesen. 1992 Jun;54(6):306-9.
Quite a number of the diseases with which Public Health services are concerned are due to environmental factors. It is our aim that especially the Public Health staff should tackle with efficiency and dispatch all the problems connected with damage caused by such factors. Environmental protection is in fact Medical Science. The volume of the waste deposits has been exhausted to the full. Burning of refuse is not the proper alternative: natural science tells us that it is definitely no solution of the problem. The best kind of waste is not to waste anything, i.e. waste that does not arise at all. The belief that disposable or throwaway goods improve hygiene, is totally erroneous and a misconception. All persons engaged in Public Health must unanimously demand from industry the production of high-quality, well sterilisable and easy-to-clean package items for repeated use. Active environmental protection motivates the staff and enhances the reputation of their work.
公共卫生服务所关注的相当一部分疾病是由环境因素引起的。我们的目标是，特别是公共卫生工作人员应高效且迅速地处理所有与这些因素造成的损害相关的问题。事实上，环境保护就是医学。垃圾堆积量已达到极限。焚烧垃圾并非合适的替代办法：自然科学告诉我们，这绝对不是解决问题的办法。最好的垃圾就是不产生任何垃圾，即根本不产生垃圾。认为一次性或可丢弃物品能改善卫生状况的观点是完全错误的，是一种误解。所有从事公共卫生工作的人员必须一致要求工业界生产高质量、易于消毒且易于清洁的可重复使用包装物品。积极的环境保护能激励工作人员并提升他们工作的声誉。
