1. what fo you understand by pollution ?
2. how does medical waste spread pollution ?
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Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ:-
1) What do you understand by pollution?
ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ:-
1) Ans) Pollution means the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.
Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ:-
2) How does medical waste spread pollution?
ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ:-
2) Ans) Treatment and disposal of healthcare waste may pose health risks indirectly through the release of pathogens and toxic pollutants into the environment. ... Incineration of heavy metals or materials with high metal content (in particular lead, mercury and cadmium) can lead to the spread of toxic metals in the environment.
Answer: 1) Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment. These harmful materials are called pollutants. Pollutants can be natural, such as volcanic ash. They can also be created by human activity, such as trash or runoff produced by factories. Pollutants damage the quality of air, water, and land
2)Biomedical waste or hospital waste is any kind of waste containing infectious (or potentially infectious) materials.[1] It may also include waste associated with the generation of biomedical waste that visually appears to be of medical or laboratory origin (e.g. packaging, unused bandages, infusion kits etc.), as well research laboratory waste containing biomolecules or organisms that are mainly restricted from environmental release. As detailed below, discarded sharps are considered biomedical waste whether they are contaminated or not, due to the possibility of being contaminated with blood and their propensity to cause injury when not properly contained and disposed. Biomedical waste is a type of biowaste.
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