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Chemicals and Waste

Definition(s)

Waste generated by health care activities including materials from used needles and syringes to soiled dressings, body parts, diagnostic samples, blood, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and radioactive materials. (Source: WHO)

Hierarchy

Broader: waste
Related terms:
biomedical waste
health care waste
pharmaceutical waste
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