Evaluate the types and amount of genotoxic waste in Tehran University of Medical Science’s hospitals

L. Yeghaneh Ghasemi1, Samira Yousefzadeh2, Noushin Rastkari3, Kazem Naddafi1, Nabi Shariati Far1, Ramin Nabizadeh3
1Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Aradan School of Public Health and Paramedical, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
3Center for Air Pollution Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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