title: [Optimal selection method of technologies of medical wastes treatment].
abstract: This paper investigate the medical wastes (MW) definition, production, characteristics and technical requirements, which is decisive for properly selecting methods for medical wastes treatment (MWT). Base on this, the advantages/disadvantages and adaptation of various treatment options are qualitatively analyzed and broadly compared. Then, four kinds of technologies, namely the thermal treatment, autoclaving, chemical disinfection, and microwave disinfection, are primarily chosen. Moreover, a hierarchy decision-making model considering the disposal status, economic level, policies and international turns is further set up. According to it, 4 proposed methods are effectively assessed. The result indicates that thermal treatment technology is the optimal choice for medical wastes treatment in Hangzhou city. Besides, the optimal selection method for medical wastes treatment is synthetically presented, which is suggested as a strong support for choosing optimal technology, and will contribute a lot to related research as well.
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Huai-cheng
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Li-jing
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D006358:Hot Temperature; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D013672:Technology / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D017744:Medical Waste Disposal