Hospital Wastewaters: Characteristics, Management, Treatment and Environmental Risks (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (60))

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Hospital Wastewater: Existing Regulations and Current Trends in Management (Elisabetta Carraro, Silvia Bonetta, Sara Bonetta)....Pages 1-16 Occurrence of Common Pollutants and Pharmaceuticals in Hospital Effluents (Tiago S. Oliveira, Mustafa Al Aukidy, Paola Verlicchi)....Pages 17-32 Ecotoxicity of Hospital Wastewater (Yves Perrodin, Frédéric Orias)....Pages 33-47 Prioritization of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Hospital Wastewater (Silwan Daouk, Nathalie Chèvre, Nathalie Vernaz, Youssef Daali, Sandrine Fleury-Souverain)....Pages 49-69 Occurrence and Risks of Contrast Agents, Cytostatics, and Antibiotics in Hospital Effluents (Carlos Escudero-Oñate, Laura Ferrando-Climent, Sara Rodríguez-Mozaz, Lúcia H. M. L. M. Santos)....Pages 71-100 Pharmaceutical Concentrations and Loads in Hospital Effluents: Is a Predictive Model or Direct Measurement the Most Accurate Approach? (Paola Verlicchi)....Pages 101-133 Contribution of Hospital Effluents to the Load of Micropollutants in WWTP Influents (Teofana Chonova, Jérôme Labanowski, Agnès Bouchez)....Pages 135-152 Lessons Learned from European Experiences and Presentation of Case Studies (Silvia Venditti, Kai Klepiszewski, Christian Köhler)....Pages 153-169 Hospital Wastewater Treatments Adopted in Asia, Africa, and Australia (Mustafa Al Aukidy, Saeb Al Chalabi, Paola Verlicchi)....Pages 171-188 Full-Scale Plants for Dedicated Treatment of Hospital Effluents (Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, Daniel Lucas, Damià Barceló)....Pages 189-208 Overview on Pilot-Scale Treatments and New and Innovative Technologies for Hospital Effluent (Marina Badia-Fabregat, Isabel Oller, Sixto Malato)....Pages 209-230 Final Remarks and Perspectives on the Management and Treatment of Hospital Effluents (Paola Verlicchi)....Pages 231-238 Back Matter ....Pages 239-243 "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 removal efficiency achieved by the different technologies. Another focus is on management strategies (dedicated hospital wastewater treatment, or a combined approach also involving urban wastewater) and currently adopted treatments to reduce the released pollutant load. Innovative and promising technologies under investigation at the lab and pilot scale are presented. A discussion of remaining knowledge gaps and future research requirements rounds out the coverage. The respective chapters, written by experts in the different fields, provide useful information for a broad audience: scientists involved in the management and treatment of hospital effluents and wastewater containing micropollutants, administrators and decision-makers, legislators involved in the authorization and management of healthcare structure effluents, and environmental engineers involved in the design of wastewater treatment plants, as well as newcomers and students interested in these issues."--Page 4 de la couverture