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Avaliação da gestão de resíduos hospitalares do Departamento de Imagiologia do Hospital Distrital de Santarém
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Resumo(s)
Hospital wastes are potentially dangerous because they may contain pathogens
agents (or microorganisms), and this calls for proper management of such wastes.
Therefore, the objective of this dissertation is to conduct the assessment of hospital
waste management in the District of Santarém Hospital (HDS) Imaging Department,
identifying what the needs are and the corrective measures to implement in order to provide
an improved hospital waste global management system of that department and,
consequently, of the HDS.HDS was chosen because it´s a hospital with a significant size and a leading role in
the district of Santarém, which is why it is particularly important to know if the hospital waste
is being subject to proper management, according to current legislation.
This study also addresses the general situation of hospital waste in Portugal, and the
legislation that is regulating them, while also addressing, in general, the Hospital Waste
Management in Portugal as well as the Treatment Processes and Hospital Waste Producers
Entities.
It´s also made an analysis of impacts on health and the environment resulting from
the method of managing of this type of waste, as well as a description of the international
situation of this issue.
Descrição
Mestrado em Engenharia do Ambiente - Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Palavras-chave
hospital waste treatment processes hospital waste management environmental impact public health
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Valença, M.F.L.A. - Avaliação da gestão de resíduos hospitalares do Departamento de Imagiologia do Hospital Distrital de Santarém. Lisboa: ISA, 2012, 107 p.