Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Biotechnology and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Environ Monit Assess. 2019 Mar 7;191(4):207. doi: 10.1007/s10661-019-7345-z.
Generation of health-care wastes is one of the major concerns in health-care institutions worldwide due to direct and indirect impact on human health and environment. The purpose of the present work was to estimate the quantity and quality of clinical laboratory wastes in the city of Ilam, Iran. In this cross-sectional study, randomly eight clinical laboratories including five in private sector and three governmental clinical laboratories were selected for sampling according to the purpose of the study. The results showed that the total amount of waste generation was 27,700.90 kg/year. The average amount of health-care wastes generation in Ilam city was 0.2 kg/person/year. The portions of general, pathologic, sharp, infectious, and pharmaceutical and chemical wastes were 37, 5, 2, and 56% (by weight), respectively. As a considerable amount of waste is generated in clinical laboratories of Ilam city, therefore, it is necessary to implement integrated plans for the proper management of these wastes. Thus, sufficient training and education programs must be developed for all clinical staffs and that the existing training and education procedures should also be promoted.
医疗废物的产生是全球医疗机构关注的主要问题之一，因为它直接和间接影响人类健康和环境。本研究的目的是估计伊朗伊拉姆市临床实验室废物的数量和质量。在这项横断面研究中，根据研究目的，随机选择了包括 5 家私营部门和 3 家政府临床实验室在内的 8 个临床实验室进行采样。结果表明，废物产生总量为 27700.90 千克/年。伊拉姆市人均医疗废物产生量为 0.2 千克/人/年。一般、病理、锐利、传染性和医药化学废物的比例分别为 37%、5%、2%和 56%（按重量计）。由于伊拉姆市临床实验室产生了相当数量的废物，因此有必要实施综合计划来妥善管理这些废物。因此，必须为所有临床工作人员制定充分的培训和教育计划，并且还应该推广现有的培训和教育程序。
