Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Environmental Issues

Question:
Which of the following method is crucial for disposal of hospital waste ?
Options:
Landfills
Ecological sanitation
Incinerators
Both 2 and 3
Correct Answer:
Incinerators
Explanation:
Hospitals generate hazardous wastes that contain disinfectants and other harmful chemicals, and also pathogenic micro-organisms. Such wastes also require careful treatment and disposal. The use of incinerators is crucial to disposal of hospital waste.