Ngoc Suong-Mai Vu, Nguyen Mai-Anh, Nguyen Thanh-Lam, Thi Hue Vu, Dao Thi Loi, Bui Thi Minh Phuong, Hoang Van Thuan, Chu Dinh-Toi
Center for Biomedicine and Community Health, International School, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Faculty of Applied Sciences, International School, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Case Stud Chem Environ Eng. 2022 Dec;6:100245. doi: 10.1016/j.cscee.2022.100245. Epub 2022 Aug 10.
Since the beginning of this outbreak, much evidence stated that the climb in the amount of biomedical waste harmed human health and had adverse effects on the environment. With the increase of cases of COVID-19 all around the globe, the amount of biomedical waste was also constantly rising. Also, many solutions regarding either reducing or recycling biomedical waste. However, the potential global burden of biomedical waste during this pandemic was not yet been analyzed. Herein, we perform a systematic review of literature on these modalities, including mentioning types of biomedical waste, the effect on health, the environment, and methods of handling biomedical waste during this pandemic. A total of 3551 published papers were identified by two databases. In the end, 15 references were selected for this systematic analysis. Most of the included studies focus on research on the impact of medical waste caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment. The total biomedical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic was approximately 16,649.48 tons/day. Most publications agreed that the amount of waste has also increased due to the rapidly rising number of COVID-19 patients. In 15 articles, we identified 2 mentioning the COVID-19 biomedical waste on health. 9 out of 15 gave out the context related to the solution of BMW by COVID-19. More studies, including meta-analyses, are recommended to shed more light on the effects of medical waste on environmental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
自此次疫情爆发以来，大量证据表明生物医疗废物数量的攀升危害人类健康并对环境产生不利影响。随着全球新冠肺炎病例的增加，生物医疗废物的数量也在不断上升。此外，针对减少或回收生物医疗废物有许多解决方案。然而，此次疫情期间生物医疗废物的潜在全球负担尚未得到分析。在此，我们对有关这些方式的文献进行了系统综述，包括提及生物医疗废物的类型、对健康和环境的影响以及疫情期间处理生物医疗废物的方法。通过两个数据库共识别出3551篇已发表的论文。最后，选择了15篇参考文献进行这项系统分析。大多数纳入研究聚焦于新冠疫情造成的医疗废物对环境影响的研究。新冠疫情期间生物医疗废物总量约为每天16649.48吨。大多数出版物一致认为，由于新冠肺炎患者数量迅速增加，废物量也有所增加。在15篇文章中，我们发现2篇提及新冠生物医疗废物对健康的影响。15篇中有9篇给出了与新冠疫情解决生物医疗废物问题相关的背景信息。建议开展更多研究，包括荟萃分析，以更清楚地了解疫情期间医疗废物对环境卫生的影响。
