National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Clinical Laboratory produces large quantities of liquid infectious waste in the form of body fluids including blood. Biomedical waste management generally covers the solid waste generated in the Health care set up. Liquid infected waste management in a hospital is mainly addressed in the form of Sewage treatment plant (STP) or Effluent treatment plant (ETP) which is made mandatory for hospitals. Construction of these facilities involves lot of financial expenditure. Small facilities may not be able to afford to construct a STP or ETP in their facility. There may be place and / or budgetary constraints. Current study addresses the small-scale health care facility like a standalone Clinical Laboratory wherein the liquid waste could be let into the public drainage system after pre treatment to remove infectious agents. This article highlights the use of easily available and affordable material for the construction of a disinfection system in a facility. After disinfection of the liquid waste, it could be safely discarded into the sewage system without fear of releasing toxic or infectious material into the public drainage system. It also suggests an alternative backup system if the primary step of disinfection is missed out wherein the wash basin is connected to a large container where the discarded liquid waste collects and before it is let into the public drain, it is mixed with 1 % Sodium Hypochlorite and retained for a contact period of 20 minutes before the outlet valve is opened to drain out the disinfected liquid waste. This is cost effective, affordable and easy to use liquid waste management for any small and medium Clinical laboratory or small clinical setup.
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