Definitions
Waste generated by health care activities including materials from used needles and syringes to soiled dressings, body parts, diagnostic samples, blood, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and radioactive materials. (Source: WHO)
Hierarchy
Alternative labels:
Biomedical waste
Health care waste
Pharmaceutical pollutant
Pharmaceutical waste
Concept URI: http://www.informea.org/terms/medical-waste
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