HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENT

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Across
  1. 2. - Waste that does not easily break down.
  2. 6. - Medications used in chemotherapy found in waste.
  3. 7. - Sealing waste in containers to prevent contamination.
  4. 8. - Items like syringes and scalpels that can cause cuts or punctures.
  5. 11. - Engineered site for isolating waste from the environment.
  6. 12. - Substance that reacts dangerously with other materials.
  7. 14. - Expired or contaminated drugs and vaccines.
  8. 15. - Thermal decomposition of waste without oxygen.
  9. 16. - Practices ensuring worker protection from risks.
  10. 19. - Discarded chemicals from disinfection and sterilization processes.
  11. 20. - Label for waste with toxic effects on living cells.
  12. 22. - Device for sterilizing waste using steam and pressure.
  13. 23. - Separation of waste types at the point of generation.
  14. 24. - Buying products to minimize waste and pollution.
  15. 26. - Label indicating infectious or hazardous waste.
  16. 30. - Waste posing significant risks to health or the environment.
  17. 34. - Substance capable of catching fire easily.
  18. 36. - Process reducing pathogens on materials.
  19. 37. - Finding new uses for materials to prevent waste.
  20. 38. - Radioactive isotopes in waste materials.
  21. 39. - Process killing all microorganisms.
  22. 40. - Waste exposed to radionuclides like iodine-131.
Down
  1. 1. - Effects of waste management on ecosystems.
  2. 3. - Organic waste that decomposes naturally.
  3. 4. - Reducing waste generation through efficient practices.
  4. 5. - Mixing waste with cement for disposal.
  5. 9. - Waste treatment using heat generated by microwaves.
  6. 10. - Non-hazardous waste not in contact with harmful agents.
  7. 13. - Substance causing damage to tissues or materials.
  8. 17. - Degree to which a substance can harm living organisms.
  9. 18. - Metals like mercury found in hazardous waste.
  10. 21. - Changing waste properties to reduce harm.
  11. 25. - System using colors to identify waste categories.
  12. 27. - Waste suspected to contain pathogens causing diseases.
  13. 28. - Killing pathogens using chemicals like chlorine.
  14. 29. - Maintenance of hygiene through waste management.
  15. 31. - Final release or burial of waste.
  16. 32. - Tissue sections and body fluids from biopsies or surgeries.
  17. 33. - Microorganism causing disease.
  18. 35. - Processing materials to create new products.