Title
Environmental impact of a public hospital in the city of Lima, Peru
Other title
Impacto ambiental de un hospital público en la ciudad de Lima, Perú
Date Issued
01 January 2014
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
The operation of hospitals produces negative effects on the environment which contributes to air pollution and climate change. The institution in this study is a category III health care facility located in the city of Lima. It generates 4.89 kg/bed/day of solid waste, and consumes 1.36 m3/bed/day of water; 25.22 kWh/bed/day of electricity, and 2.76 liters/bed/day of fuel. The level of PM10 and measured parameters of disposal to the public network are within legal limits, while mobile source noise exceeds the maximum allowable limit. The institution releases into the atmosphere 2,291 tons of CO2 equivalents per year. In conclusion, the institution studied generates a negative impact on the environment.
Start page
712
End page
715
Volume
31
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Investigación climática Salud pública, Salud ambiental Ingeniería ambiental y geológica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84920940546
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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