MORBIDITY & MORTALITY • Morbidity = Morbid 1.(of sb’s mind or ideas) having or showing an interest in gloomy or unpleasant things, esp. disease or death: ‘He might even die’, ‘don’t be so morbid’. 2.(medical) diseased: ‘a morbid growth e.g. cancer/tumour’ • Mortality = Number of death in a specified period of time: infant mortality (the rate at which baby die) was 20 deaths per thousand live birth in 1986.
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MORBIDITY & MORTALITY
• Morbidity = Morbid 1.(of sb’s mind or ideas) having or showing an interest in gloomy or unpleasant things, esp. disease or death: ‘He might even die’, ‘don’t be so morbid’. 2.(medical) diseased: ‘a morbid growth e.g. cancer/tumour’
• Mortality = Number of death in a specified period of time: infant mortality (the rate at which baby die) was 20 deaths per thousand live birth in 1986.
Municipal Solid WasteMunicipal Solid Waste•Waste = (1) Schedule Waste & (2) Municipal Waste = (1) Schedule Waste & (2) Municipal Solid Waste.Solid Waste.
•(1) Schedule Waste = Hazardous (ignitable, (1) Schedule Waste = Hazardous (ignitable, corrosive, reactive & toxic) is dealt under the corrosive, reactive & toxic) is dealt under the Environment Quality Act 1974 by the DOE.Environment Quality Act 1974 by the DOE.
•(2) MSW = total of all material thrown from (2) MSW = total of all material thrown from homes & commercial establishment homes & commercial establishment (trash/refuse/garbage).(trash/refuse/garbage).
MSW Disposal• In M’sia, no Federal or State Legislation deals directly on
MSW.• MSW is being managed under the extrapolation of the
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1976 & The STREET, DRAINAGE & BUILDING ACT 1974.
• Some Local Authorities implemented by-laws → the REFUCE COLLECTION, REMOVAL & DISPOSAL BY-LAWS under the Local Government Act.
• Overall, Local Government (‘kerajaan tempatan’- MPPP,MPSP,MPPJ etc.) responsible for collecting & disposal.
• State & Federal Regulations apply to point of disposal.
MSW Composition• MSW ↑ due to ↑ population & ↑ use of disposable
materials & excessive packaging.• MSW composition vary according to:
– Generator (Commercial vs. residential)– Neighbourhood (poor vs. rich)– Time of year (summer vs. winter)
• In M’sia, MSW is divided into 5 types:– Domestic Waste– Industrial Waste (non-scheduled)– Bulk Waste– Sea Waste– River Waste
MSW Management in Penang
• Goto: http://www.unep.or.jp/Ietc/Publications/spc/State_of_waste_Management/2.asp for statistic on waste generation in Malaysia & other SEA countries.