background: chemical contaminants present in the work environments include gases, vapors, and solid and liquid suspended particles. the number of factories producing chemicals has increased significantly. each year, new products are introduced into the market. consequently, the number of employees at risk of exposure to these materials is increased. hazardous chemicals are used in the petrochem...

hospital wastes are one of most important environmental problems because of their hazardous, toxic and pathogenic characteristics. the aims of this study were to identify and measure the amount of hospital wastes and classify of them according to who criteria in amirolmomenin(as) hospital and shahid rajaei policlinic in ahwaz, sw of iran. this research was a field-descriptive study. initially, ...

Of the 12 billion tons of waste generated annually in the United States; less than 10% is defined as hazardous under the provisions of RCRA. This paper summarizes the data available on some of the wastes that are defined as non-hazardous. These wastes include industrial non-hazardous waste, and several types of wastes that are currently exempted from hazardous waste regulations, such as oil and...

this study was conducted to identify emission characteristics of certain hazardous substancescontained in the plastic of used home electrical and electronic appliances keeping in view compliance with therestriction of hazardous substances (rohs) directive and to estimate the possibility of safe recyclingpractices. according to the results, the concentration of cadmium, lead, mercury and chromiu...

Overview Learning Objectives 9.1 Hazardous Waste: Identification and Classification 9.1.1 Identification 9.1.2 Classification 9.2 Hazardous Waste Management 9.2.1 Generation 9.2.2 Storage and collection 9.2.3 Transfer and transport 9.2.4 Processing 9.2.5 Disposal 9.3 Hazardous Waste Treatment 9.3.1 Physical and chemical treatment 9.3.2 Thermal treatment 9.3.3 Biological treatment 9.4 Pollution ...

BACKGROUND Alcohol use has a detrimental impact on the HIV epidemic, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. HIV counseling and testing (HCT) may provide a contact opportunity to intervene with hazardous alcohol use; however, little is known about how alcohol consumption changes following HCT. METHODS We utilized data from 2056 participants of a randomized controlled trial comparing two methods of ...

PURPOSE The implementation of a safety program for handling hazardous drugs in a community hospital is described. SUMMARY A committee of representatives of the departments of pharmacy, nursing, human resources, safety, radiology, performance improvement, employee health, and environmental services and members of the hospital administration was formed to formally address the management of haza...

Hazardous drinking is a significant public health concern and an important target for prevention efforts within both military and civilian populations. For such efforts to be maximally effective, comprehensive information regarding factors that increase or decrease risk for hazardous drinking is necessary. This is the first study to investigate risk and promotive factors across individual, fami...

A high prevalence of iron deficiency was found in apparently healthy Asian immigrant children in Harrow. After excluding children with overtly abnormal red cell indices, Asian and European children had identical haemoglobin values, but Asian children had much lower mean cell volume and mean corpuscular haemoglobin values and higher red blood cell values.

OBJECTIVE Many state trauma registries contain work-related information but are underutilized for occupational injury research/surveillance. We assessed three methods of identifying work-related injuries in the Washington State Trauma Registry (WTR). METHODS State-designated trauma facilities report traumatic injuries meeting specific inclusion criteria to the WTR. The WTR reports from 1998 t...