Cutting edge-science2022 Shawnee, usa

CUTTING EDGE-SCIENCE 
2022 Shawnee, USA October 
sanitary facilities, forensic medicine facilities, medical laboratories, and private 
healthcare facilities [4]. 
Medical waste (epidemiologically hazardous) is a source of harmful chemical, 
biological, chemical and biological agents and elements that can penetrate into the 
environment. It contains pathogenic organisms and worm eggs, and is contaminated 
with toxic and radioactive substances. In the 60s, the scientists from a number of 
countries proved that medical waste is highly epidemiologically hazardous for the 
population. Thereupon, the classification of medical waste and its disposal by 
incineration came into practice [1].  
In contemporary world, there are principal methods to treat medical waste, 
including incineration, pressurized water steam sterilization, chemical disinfection, 
use of microwaves, ionizing, radioactive and infrared radiation [3]. After using any 
of these methods, decontaminated medical waste can be disposed with household 
waste in a landfill, and if they are liquid, they can be discharged into a common 
drain. The whole civilized world conducts special tests to ensure proper treatment 
[2].  
According to SanPiN of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 0317-15, medical 
waste is ranged into the following groups (see table).
Table №1 
Classification of waste of HCF 
No.
Hazard class 
Waste morphological composition 
1. Class A - non-
hazardous 
non-hazardous waste is a waste, which does not 
provide a contact with biological fluids of patients, 
infectious patients;
non-toxic waste is a food waste from all 
department of HCF, except for infectious, 
pathobiological one;
furniture, inventory and faulty diagnostic 
equipment that do not contain toxic elements 
2. Class B - hazardous
(Risk-generating) 
hazardous 
(risk-generating) 
waste 
is 
a 
prospectively infectious waste; organic surgical 
waste; waste from infectious departments; waste 
from microbiological laboratories working with 

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ISBN 978-1-64945-234-4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7509018
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