Application of the Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) for Management of Laboratory Hazardous Wastes

Authors

  • Giuliana Baccarin UFU - Federal University of Uberlandia
  • Luciana Oranges Cezarino University of Uberlandia - UFU
  • Lara Bartocci Liboni USP - University of São Paulo
  • Adriana Cristina Ferreira Caldana USP - University of Sao Paulo
  • Dante Pinheiro Martinelli USP - University of Sao Paulo

Keywords:

Reagents, hazardous wastes, SSM, laboratories

Abstract

Higher education institutions generate a significant amount of wastes in their laboratories. Toxic reagents can react to other chemicals and form unknown products which are dangerous to both human and environment. Despite the severity of the situation, these wastes are not always discarded properly due to either lack of awareness by students and employees or lack of follow-up inspection. As education institutions, the universities should be the best example of how to manage their wastes and therefore show concern about the environment. This work is aimed at applying the Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) for management of hazardous wastes in a laboratory at the Federal University of Uberlândia, including their storage and disposal, in order to improve the awareness by those involved in scientific laboratory research about this issue

Published

2017-02-05

How to Cite

Baccarin, G., Cezarino, L. O., Liboni, L. B., Caldana, A. C. F., & Martinelli, D. P. (2017). Application of the Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) for Management of Laboratory Hazardous Wastes. Proceedings of the 59th Annual Meeting of the ISSS - 2015 Berlin, Germany, 1(1). Retrieved from https://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings59th/article/view/2659

Issue

Section

SABI: Dialogue in Systems Applications in Business and Industry