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Residues of health services and their environmental impacts: a bibliographical revision

Abstract:

Brazilian norms of Residues of Health Services (RHS) define the discard of residues of health services. With the purpose of discoursing about RHS and their environmental impacts a bibliographical research was accomplished. Twelve articles were found and it was perceived a discreet increment of articles published between the years of 2005 and 2011. In the south area, it was found the greatest concentration of researches related to the theme and, also, the largest taxes of processing those residues. It was noticed the need of developing actions with the producing entities of RHS, considering that exists a big distance between the theory and what it is really performed on health institutions.

Key words:
RHS; Environment; Infectious Materials

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