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. 2022 Jul 14;11(1):1786.
doi: 10.4102/ajlm.v11i1.1786. eCollection 2022.

Appropriate disposal of waste in the laboratory: Neglected but not forgotten

Christoffel J Opperman  1 , Sarishna Singh  1 , Francois Barton  1
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Appropriate disposal of waste in the laboratory: Neglected but not forgotten

Christoffel J Opperman et al. Afr J Lab Med. .
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Open-lid image from a biological infectious waste disposal container in a reference tuberculosis laboratory at the end of a specimen processing shift in Cape Town, South Africa, 2022. 1, Disposable laboratory coat; 2, Appears to be a rejected specimen; 3, Sterile Cepheid Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra packaging material; 4, Extensive plastic packaging from a tuberculosis specimen; 5, Large amount of absorbable cleaning paper; 6, Disposable latex gloves.
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