<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Navale, G.R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gohil, K.N.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Puppala, K.R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shinde, S.S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Umbarkar, S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dharne, M.S.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rapid and greener method for utilization of plaster of paris (POP) waste generated from biomedical samples</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Biomedical waste</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Eco-friendly disintegration</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Plaster of Paris waste</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OCT</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">16</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2475-2480</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Plaster of Paris (POP) is one of the recalcitrant wastes generated from dentistry and orthopaedic materials used in healthcare sector. The current practice of disposal of POP waste-harbouring biomedical material by incineration is very critical and environmentally unfriendly. The eco-friendly and rapid disintegration of such biomedical-related POP waste was done by treating with ammonium bicarbonate solution (20% w/v ABC) to form non-hazardous products like ammonium sulphate and calcium carbonate in the form of sludge. The ammonium sulphate (NH4)2SO4 is generally used in agriculture as a chemical fertilizer and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) as an additive in construction sector making this process cost-effective and value addition. Interestingly, 20% ABC solution also had significant antibiofilm, antimicrobial activity against fungi, yeast and bacterial strains probably due to its high pH-driven osmotic effect. Therefore, 20% ABC solution finds dual eco-friendly application in disinfection of used POP, especially arising from biomedical waste from patients.&lt;/p&gt;
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