by sajjad laghari

1. Hazards of biomedical wastes
and their impact on environment
By 2k17-AV-22

2. Biomedical waste
Waste generated during diagnosis, treatment,
and immunization of human being or animals or
in reaserch activities.

3. Sources of biomedical wastes
 Hospitals
 Veterinary clinics
 Laboratories
 Research centres
 Animal research
 Blood banks
 Nursing homes
 Autopsy centers

4. Classification of biomedical
hazards as per WHO standards

5. Biomedical waste includes
 1. Human anatomical waste
 2. Animal anatomical waste
 3.Microbiology and biotechnology wastes
 4. Waste sharps
 5. Discarded medicines and cytotoxic drugs
 6. Soiled wastes
 7. Solid wastes
 8. Liquid wastes
 9. Chemical wastes

6. 1. Human anatomical waste
 Human tissues
 Organs
 Body parts

7. 2. Animal anatomical waste
 Animal tissue
 Organs
 Body parts
 Carcass
 Bleeding
 Waste generated by veterinary hospitals

8. 3.Microbiology and
biotechnology wastes
 Wastes from laboratory culture
 Specimens of live micoorganisms
 Live attenuated vaccines
 Tissue cultures
 Devices used for transfer of culture

9. 4. Waste sharps
 Needle
 Syringes
 Scalpels
 Blades
 Anything which cause cuts and fractures

10. 5. Discarded medicines and
cytotoxic drugs
 Expire medicines
 Contaminated medicines
 X-rays
 Cancer chemotherapy

11. 6. Soiled wastes
(contaminted by body fluids)
 Cotton
 Dressings
 Bedding
 Other things conaminated with blood

12. 7. Solid wastes
 Catheters
 Intravenous sets

13. 8. Liquid wastes
 Wastes generted from laboratory
 Washing
 Cleaning
 Disinfecting activities

14. 9. Chemical wastes
 Chemicals used in disinfecting
 Insecticides
 Sulphuric acid
 Chlorine powder

15. Harmful effects of biomedical
wastes
 Infections
 Genotoxicity cytotoxicity
 Chemical toxicity
 Radioactive hazards
 Physical injuries
 Public sensitivity (visual impact)

16. Lets make this world a
better place to live
Thanks all of you