Disposal of Wastes

Dr.Lely Lubna Alaydrus Community Medicine Department AIMST University

References
Park.K.2003. Parks Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine.17th Edition.Chapter 12.
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Importance ?
Improper disposal of wates constitutes a health hazard ( ? ). To give advice in some special situations, such as camp sanitation, or coping with waste disposal problems in natural disasters. Incidence of vector-born diseases.

Solid wastes ?
Include : Garbage = Rubbish = Demolition products = Sewage treatment residue = .. Dead animal Manure = .. Other discarded material = ..

 Per day/ house = ..kg ?

Source of refuse
Street refuse = . Market refuse =. Stable litter = . Industrial refuse = . Domestic refuse = .

Storage of refuse
Proper storage = . Public bin = .

Collection of refuse
House-to-house collection = Public bin =

Methods of disposal
Dumping = ( disadvatages ? ) Sanitary land-fill = ( 3 methods ) Incineration = (hospital, industry) Composting = (anaerobic & aerobic methods) Manure pits = ( rural areas) Burial = .( camp )

Decomposition
Chemical, bacteriological, and physical changes occur in buried refuse. The temperature rises over 600 C within 7 days dan kills all the pathogens and hastens the decomposition process. It takes 2-3 weeks to cool down. Normally it will take 4-6 months for complete decomposition of organic matter into an innocuous mass.

Compost bin

Sanitary land-fill

Modern land-fill