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Phoenix Medical Waste Disposal LCA

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This study aims to quantify the environmental impacts of a hospital’s daily BMW disposal in the Phoenix, Arizona area. The sole option to dispose of BMW in Arizona is to sterilize the waste by sending it through an autoclave, and then dispose the sterilized waste in a landfill. This study used a Phoenix area hospital to create a start point for the waste and a general estimation of how much BMW the hospital disposes of. The system boundary for the LCA includes BMW generated at the Phoenix-area Hospital as it is travels to Stericycle, where it is autoclaved, and then transported to a landfill for disposal. The results of this retrospective, end-of-life LCA using this boundary enables hospital employees and policy makers to understand the environmental impact of placing items in the biohazardous waste bin.

Date Created
2014-06-13
Contributors
  • Inskeep, Jaimi (Author)
  • Pashouwer, Jera (Author)
  • Peige, Katie (Author)
  • Watson, Mathew (Author)
  • Arizona State University. School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment (Contributor)
  • Arizona State University. Center for Earth Systems Engineering and Management (Contributor)
Topical Subject
  • Medical wastes
  • Hazardous wastes
  • Environmental impact analysis
Geographic Subject
  • Phoenix (Ariz.)
Resource Type
Text
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Center for Earth Systems Engineering and Management
Identifier
Identifier Value
ASU-SSEBE-CESEM-2014-CPR-007
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Series
Course Project Report Series
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.25242
Collaborating institutions
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment (SSEBE) / Center for Earth Systems Engineering and Management
System Created
  • 2014-06-13 12:40:14
System Modified
  • 2021-06-10 12:00:37
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  • 1 year 9 months ago
Additional Formats
  • OAI Dublin Core
  • MODS XML

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