Experience analysis and enlightenment of medical waste management and disposal of Korea [韩国医疗废物管理与处置经验分析及启示]

作者：Liu Z.; Chen Y.; Wang Q.; Li Y.; Zhang X.; Tang Y.^*

来源：Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2021, 15(2): 409-417.

DOI：10.12030/j.cjee.202008215

• Emergency control system for outbreaks
• Environmental risk control
• Infection control
• Korean experience
• Medical waste management
• Whole process control

In this paper, in order to know and learn the medical waste management experience of Korea, the relevant policies & regulations, the management system, the status of classification, and the disposal system for medical waste in Korea are systematically analyzed; also their special countermeasures for the Novel Corona-virus management are discussed. Results showed that an integrated management system and emergency response system of medical waste management has been established in Korea, source reduction and online supervision are promoted, including medical waste classification, storage, transportation and treatment etc., Comparative analysis of the current situation and existing problems of China's medical waste management, it was found that the relevant experience of Korea should be learnt by China, such as further promoting the whole process control, building an online regulatory system, developing a complete emergency management and control system for emergencies. This paper also gives some suggestions and references for medical waste treatment and disposal in the prevention and control of Novel Coronavirus.

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  中国科学院大学