CONTENTS Preface v 1 Hospital Waste - A Major Problem 1 2 Safe Management of Wastes From Health-Care Activities 14 3 Effects of Improper Hospital-Waste Management on Occupational Health and Safety 25 4 Manual on Waste Management in The Hospital 36 5 Hospital Pollution Prevention Strategies 51 6 Waste Reduction Plan for Health Care Organizations 74 7 Comparative Study of Hospital Waste Management and Separation at Site 99 8 System Application Using 'Multi-Option' For Hospital Waste Management 123 9 Hospital Waste: An Environmental Hazard and Its Management 128 10 Hospital Hazardous Materials Management 136 11 Hospital Waste Disposal and Sewerage Infrastructure 158 12 Integrated Hospital Waste Management in Indian Perspective 177 13 The Treatment of Hospital WasteWater: An Appraisal 183 14 Fate of Hospital Waste in India 198 15 Determination of Hospital Waste Composition and Disposal Methods 206 16 Practical Guide for Optimising the Disposal of Hospital Waste 212 Bibliography 260 Index 263