Sanitary landfill method: Sanitary landfill method is to bury the garbage into the ground, and through the long-term decomposition of microorganisms, make it decompose into harmless substances. If the landfill system for medical waste does not have impermeable measures, all kinds of toxic substances, pathogens, radioactive substances, etc. will seep into the soil with rainwater, and harmful substances will enter the human body through the food chain, endangering human health.
High-temperature incineration method: Incineration treatment is a deep oxidizing chemical process, under the action of high-temperature flames, the incineration equipment within the medical waste through the drying, ignition, incineration of the three phases of its conversion into residue and gas, the infectious agents in the medical waste and hazardous substances in the incineration process can be effectively destroyed. Incineration technology is applicable to a variety of infectious medical waste, incineration requires a high and stable furnace temperature in the incinerator, good oxygen mixing conditions.
Precautions for medical waste
Before receiving and transporting medical waste, the marking, labeling and sealing should be checked to see if it meets the requirements, and the bags of epidemic-related medical waste should not be opened during the transfer process, and should be re-packed and re-marked immediately if they are found to be damaged upon receipt. Adopt the principle of centralized disposal of nearby, dedicated vehicles, and vehicles have obvious medical waste identification.
Transportation routes try to avoid densely populated areas, as well as drinking water sources and other environmentally sensitive areas and peak commuting hours. Before the transport vehicle enters the medical waste disposal unit, it should be disinfected by spraying the outside of the vehicle, and then disinfect the empty vehicle and unloading tools after unloading, with the concentration of chlorine disinfectant around 1000mg/L. The process of transferring and transporting should be carried out in accordance with the system of hazardous waste transfer union.
The above content reference? Baidu Encyclopedia-Medical Waste