مشروع البحث: The disposal and treatment methods of expireds and un desirable drugs in health sites at the eastern part of libya
| dc.contributor.advisor | د.ابراهيم سالم شعبان | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-10-11T08:15:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-10-11T08:15:18Z | |
| dc.description | There are no defined treatment procedures. Facilities (equipment and infrastructure) are missing An overview of interesting case studies undertaken in Libya in general 40% is waste general that show resultsrticular and eastern Libya in pa be to found is waste Medical paper. 20% and plastics, 25% organic, healthcare general 72% of comprised is It kg/patient/day. 1.4 around pathological and Sharps waste. hazardous 28% and risk)-(non wasteIssues related to component. waste hazardous the of 23% are elementsenvironmentally sound waste management in general and medical unused including collection, methods of –and expired drug waste in particular are not at all adequate –tion and disposal handling, waste reduc depth literature review of the best practices of unused and -After an inexpired drugs medical waste generation, composition, segregation, s this thesifor case study eastern Libya transportation, and its disposal, presents short term, medium term and long term strategy and action plans for Libya. It considers most preferred waste incineration as barely aimmediate way forward to meet the international obligation by It finds that s and furans). regulating over toxic air emissions (e.g. dioxinquality medicines may cause allergic or -expired and low-the use of timeAudits must be carried out to ensure that no drugs are toxic reactions.distributed to various rural medical institutions without any quality upon it recommendsFinally testing, and administered to rural patients. the need for waste minimization and recycling, control of toxic air lternative treatment emissions at medical waste incinerators, and amethods to incineration as major challenges in the future | |
| dc.description.abstract | World over unused and expired drugs are considered as a source of pollution. In Libya too,these drugs need to be eliminated and disposed of in scientific way to reduce their effects as possible.Background data shows that there are a lot of drugs that accumulate in pharmacies and medical stores, whether private or public, which are required to be taken careof and disposed in a safe manner.However, in Libya there is no real mechanism for doing so and quantities of drugs are on increase. Developed countries have noticed this problem long ago and they created several safe procedures to eliminate this problem many Like17annually. waste of tonnes million 1.2 over generates Libya regarding information no or little is there countries, developing otherThe drugs. expired and unused of disposal and handling generation,unused and expired medical waste which is a potential environmental hazards and public health risks is too often mixed with municipal solid waste and disposed of in residential waste landfills or improper treatment With rapid expansion equately controlled incinerators. facilities (e.g. inadplan of industry, urbanization increasing population, and oflate the 2011 Libyan crisis especially in large cities like Tripoli, Benghazi, ease in MisurateSirt, Sebha&BaniWalid, there has been a dramatic incrthe amount of both general and medical waste in the country. An appraisal of current situation shows and survey results show that there is neither a defined procedure nor proper collection, handling, and astes. Open dumping is the transportation of these unused and expired wmost popular form of waste disposal. | |
| dc.identifier | 5747 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.academy.edu.ly/handle/123456789/2601 | |
| dc.subject | DISPOSAL AND TREATMENT METHODS OF UNWANTED | |
| dc.title | The disposal and treatment methods of expireds and un desirable drugs in health sites at the eastern part of libya | |
| dspace.entity.type | Project | |
| project.endDate | 2014 | |
| project.funder.name | العلوم والهندسة البيئية | |
| project.investigator | السنوسي عبدالونيس السنوسي | |
| project.startDate | 2013 |