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