what care must be taken for the disposal of biological wastes from path labs and hospitals?
The following precautions need to be taken while disposing biological wastes from path labs and hospitals:
Material that contains hazardous chemicals must not be directly disposed into landfill sites or discharged into sewer treatment plants.
Animal carcasses or body parts need to incinerated.
Solid animal waste must be treated thermally or chemically prior to disposal. It may also be incinerated and the residual ash disposed.
Liquid wastes that include blood, cultures and stocks of viruses and cells should be disinfected by thermal or chemical treatment before disposal.
Sharp metal, needles and blades are to be considered bio-hazardous and cannot be disposed in the open. They need to be encapsulated and covered as they present a hazard to landfill workers.
Solid microbiological waste needs to be placed in leak proof container while liquid waste needs to be thermally or chemically treated before disposal.