Assessment of Covid-19 Waste Flows During the Emergency State in Romania and Related Public Health and Environmental Concerns
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| ID | 15511006 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Florin‐constantin Mihai (0000-0002-1428-1021, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, autor correspondente), Florin-Constantin Mihai (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University) |
| Ano | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Fascículo | 15 |
| Páginas | 5439-5439 |
| Data de publicação | 2020-07-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Editora | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17155439 |
| PMID | 32731593 |
| OpenAlex | W3045780051 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 9 |
| Referências citadas | 26 |
This paper provides a rapid assessment method of potentially infectious waste flow related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Romania focusing on the emergency state (from 16 March to 14 May 2020) where a national lockdown was in force with restrictive and social distancing measures concerning population mobility and economic activities. Medical and municipal waste management systems are critical services in combating the virus spread in the community. This assessment is useful due to poor available data of medical waste flow in environmental reports and it covers COVID-19 patients, quarantined, and self-isolated persons as the main potential infectious waste sources. The proposed model estimates that COVID-19 related waste flow is 4312 t at the national level from 25 February to 15 June of which 2633 t in the emergency state period. This assessment is correlated with deficiencies of medical and municipal waste management systems in Romania before the COVID-19 pandemic as stress factors of public health and environment. This study points out the main challenges of waste operators and reveals some best practices during this pandemic crisis. Based on the results and discussion section, several recommendations are proposed to COVID-19 waste-related issues and points out the crucial role of the reliable medical and municipal waste database in managing such biologic hazards at national and EU levels. Monitoring of COVID-19 waste flow through such models are important for decision-makers, particularly in low and middle-income countries which are facing waste management deficiencies and gaps in waste statistics, to reduce other contamination risks or related environmental threats
Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Geography · Hazardous waste · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Medical waste · Pandemic · Population · Public health · Waste management · Engineering · Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management · Medicine
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| Obras citantes distintas | 9 |
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| Citações por ano | 1,5 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 8 |