Hospital Wastewaters Characteristics, Management, Treatment and Environmental Risks
This volume addresses hospital effluents in terms of their composition and the management and treatment strategies currently (being) adopted around the globe. In this context, one major focus is on pharmaceutical compounds: their observed concentration range, ecotoxicological effects, and the remova...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2018, 2018
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018 |
| Series: | The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Hospital Wastewater: existing regulations and current trends In management
- Occurrence of common pollutants and pharmaceuticals in hospital effluents
- Ecotoxicity of hospital effluents.-Prioritization of active pharmaceutical ingredients in hospital wastewater
- Occurrence and risks of contrast agents, cytostatics and antibiotics in hospital effluents
- Pharmaceutical concentrations and loads in hospital effluents - Is a Predictive Model or Direct Measurement the most accurate approach?- Contribution of hospital effluents to the load of micropollutants in WWTP influents
- Lessons learned from European experiences and presentation of case studies
- Hospital wastewater treatments adopted in Asia, Africa and Australia
- Full scale plants for dedicated treatment of hospital effluents
- Overview on pilot-scale treatments and new and innovative technologies for hospital effluent
- Final remarks and perspectives in management and treatment of hospital effluent