PHYSIC-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LIQUID WASTE FROM THE NOUAKCHOTT - MAURITANIA FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL

The management of hospital waste in health facilities is of vital importance as this waste poses a real public health problem. The management of medical waste is the process of ensuring the hygiene of health facilities, the safety of health care personnel and communities, from their production, treatment to disposal. Physic-Chemical Characterization of Liquid Waste from the Nouakchott - Mauritania Friendship Hospital http://www.iaeme.com/IJARET/index.asp 152 editor@iaeme.com Tests were conducted from August to December 2019; the wastewater was taken from the various compartments of the system, stored in refrigerated coolers and brought back to the laboratory to monitor physicochemical and bacteriological parameters according to standard protocols. The results obtained show that untreated wastewater from the friendship hospital (system entrance) has high levels of physicochemical and bacteriological pollution. The mean values obtained are: 7.59, 30.43°C, 16.16ms/cm, 8.39 NTU, 23.25mg/L, 28.98mg/L, 554.3mg/L, Respectively : pH, Temperature, Conductivity, MES, COD and BOD5