IMPACT OF BIOMEDICAL WASTE ON HUMAN HEALTH AND ROLE OF SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN IN PREVENTION OF ITS EFFECTS L. Md. BHAKSHU* Suresh Babu M. V., B. Adinarayana Sreedhar Murthy T., and Krishna Reddy PV. Government College for Men (Autonomous), Kadapa, ‘Andhra Pradesh 516004 *Corresponding Author, Lecturer in Botany, bakshu@yahoo.com Introduction ‘The paper deals with the bio medical hazards, itsresources, effects and the remedial methods through Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Bio-medical waste is waste that is potentially infectious and hazardous to the human health. It includes waste that usually appears to be of medical (or) laboratory origin (Figure 1), The number of health care facilities were increases day by day resulting in large scale generation ofbio medical waste. Ithas been observed that inadequate disposal of bio medical waste is creating highly tunhygienic environment and posing serious health treat for in habitants. ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is also called as the Clean India Mission or Clean India drive or Swachh Bharat Campaign. Itis a national level campaign run by the Indian Government to cover all the backward statutory towns to make them clean. “Nature of BMW ‘Medical facilities generate waste hazardous chemicals (organic or inorganic) heavy metallic ions, radioactive materials, In addition the BMW may contain the infectious germs such as virus, bacteria, fungi etc., require proper disposal. Role of SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN ‘The Goverriment of India regulates by implementing the ACTS as well as policies to prevent the mixing of pollutants generated from various industries or hospitals or diagnostic centres into domestic water or tanks or agricultural areas. Even though there are reports on unpresidential disposal of biomedical waste, Hence the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan programme has to part in the creating clean environment. As @ part ofthe Swachh Bharat Abhiyan programme each individual must participate and involve personally to prevent the improper disposals. Conclusions InIndia, the Bio-medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 and further amendments were passed fr the regulation of bio-medical waste management. Each state's Pollution Control Board or Pollution control Committee will be responsible for implementing the new legislation. Though the legislation were are posed by the government some of the industries were releasing in to neighbouring water bodies may leads to BOD (biological oxygen demand) or COD (chemical oxygen demand) which were enter nto food chain and ultimately effects the human health in addition to depletion of natural biome. Silver Jubilee Govt. College (A), Kurnool - National Seminar : SBRS —2015 PAGE 477 Suggested References The public health implications of medical waste: a report to Congress. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1990; document no. PB91-100271 Reinhardt, Peter A., and Judith G Gordon. 1991. Infectious and medical waste management. Chelsea, Mich: Lewis Publishers Disposal of Medical Waste. Press Information Bureau. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014. ‘Table-1. Classification of Bio-Medical waste Category —_| Waste Type Treatment and Disposal Method Human Wastes (Tissues, 5 Category 1 & Incineration / deep burial organs, body parts 7 Category2 | Animal Waste Incineration / deep burial Microbiology and A nares Category 3 Autoclave/microwave/incineration Biotechnology waste Disinfection (chemical Category 4 | Sharps treatment)+/autoclaving/microwaving and mutilation shredding Discarded Medicines and _| Incineration/ destruction and drugs disposal in Category 5 Cytotoxic Drugs secured landfills Category 6 | Contaminated solid waste | Incineration/autoclaving / microwaving Disinfection by chemical treatment+ 2 Solid waste (disposable : : : Category 7 microwaving/autoclaving & mutilation items other than sharps) : shredding Liquid waste (generated from laboratory washing, -| Disinfection by chemical treatment+ and Category 8 r - a P is cleaning, housekeeping _| discharge into the drains and disinfecting activity) Category 9 _| Incineration ash Disposal in secured landfill Chemical Treatment + and discharge in to Categoryl0 | Chemical Wastes ‘Bory! drain for liquids and secured landfill for solids