| Solar disinfection of infectious biomedical waste: a new approach for developing countries. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 14575975 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Poor developing countries cannot afford expensive technologies such as incineration for management of infectious biomedical waste. We assessed solar heating as an alternative technology. We immersed simulated infectious waste with added challenge bacteria in water in a box-type solar cooker, which was left in the sun for 6 h. In 24 sets of observations, the amount of viable bacteria was reduced by about 7 log. We also tested infectious medical waste with a heavy load of bacteria (10(8)-10(9)/g) from our hospital's burn unit for solar heat disinfection in 20 experiments. Our results showed a similar 7 log reduction in the amount of viable bacteria. Solar heating thus seems to be a cheap method to disinfect infectious medical waste in less economically developed countries. |
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Authors:
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V Chitnis; S Chitnis; S Patil; D Chitnis |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Lancet Volume: 362 ISSN: 1474-547X ISO Abbreviation: Lancet Publication Date: 2003 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-10-24 Completed Date: 2004-01-05 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985213R Medline TA: Lancet Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1285-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Microbiology, Choithram Hospital and Research Centre, Indore, India. vikrant_chitnis@hotmail.com |
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Developing Countries* Disinfection / methods* Humans Medical Waste Disposal Solar Energy* |
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0/Medical Waste Disposal |
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Lancet. 2003 Oct 18;362(9392):1251-2
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