Hospital effluents as a source of emerging pollutants: An overview of micropollutants and sustainable treatment options

[The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

[The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry] Emerging Organic Contaminants and Human Health Volume 20 || Micro-pollutants in Hospital Effluent: Their Fate, Risk and Treatment Options

✍ Barceló, Damià 📂 Article 📅 2012 🏛 Springer Berlin Heidelberg 🌐 German ⚖ 609 KB

This volume provides an overview of the occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants, discusses advanced chemical analysis methods, toxicological and ecotoxicological effects as well as human exposure. One focus is on pharmaceuticals, in particular antibiotics, and the problems associated with their