Reviewing the Impact of Medical Waste on the Environment and Methods of Disposal

Medical waste occupies an important part in environmental pollution, as it is considered one of the most dangerous pollutants of the environment and negatively affects human life and health due to the serious diseases it causes and spreads rapidly among people, becoming a major challenge facing elements of the contemporary environment in general and health institutions in particular. A person has the right to obtain the necessary health care, whether by providing the necessary medicine or whoever provides it. This service has known a great development throughout the ages until it reached its highest levels and is known today as these last medical services. Despite the advantages they provide for the benefit of human beings, especially since medical waste is not like all waste, but rather consists of toxic chemical and metallic substances, as it may also contain tools and sharp metals that are dangerous to the environment and living organisms. This study provides a review of the impact of medical waste on the environment and methods of disposal.