Current developments in biotechnology and bioengineering : environmental and health impact of hospital wastewater /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tyagi, R. D., 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2020.
Temas:
Medical wastes.
Sewage > Purification.
Medical Waste
D�echets biom�edicaux.
Eaux us�ees > �Epuration.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction to wastewater microbiology: special emphasis on hospital wastewater
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 History of wastewater origin and treatment
  • 1.2.1 Early history
  • 1.2.2 Roman period
  • 1.2.3 Sanitary dark age
  • 1.2.4 Sanitary enlightenment
  • 1.2.5 Age of stringent environmental standards
  • 1.2.6 Evolution of sanitation process
  • 1.3 History of microbiology and pathogens discovery
  • 1.3.1 Waterborne outbreaks
  • 1.5.4 Guidelines for management of hospital effluents
  • 1.6 Presence of pharmacological substances in aquatic environment
  • 1.6.1 Natural water bodies: rivers and oceans
  • 1.6.2 Groundwater
  • 1.6.3 Wastewater treatment plant
  • 1.6.3.1 Municipal
  • 1.6.3.2 Industrial
  • 1.6.3.3 Drinking water treatment plants
  • 1.7 Conclusion and perspectives
  • Abbreviations
  • References
  • 2 Pharmaceutical metabolites and their by-products in hospital wastewater
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Pharmaceutical metabolites and their classification
  • 2.2.1 Anatomical therapeutic chemical classification system
  • 2.2.2 Therapeutic action
  • 2.2.3 Degradation kinetics
  • 2.2.4 Bioaccumulation potential
  • 2.3 Route of entry and fate of pharmaceutical compounds
  • 2.3.1 Generation, use, and disposal of pharmaceutical compounds
  • 2.3.2 Treatment of pharmaceutical compounds in wastewater treatment plant
  • 2.3.3 Post-use disposal of pharmaceutical compounds
  • 2.4 Metabolism and transformation mechanism of pharmaceutical compounds
  • 2.4.1 Metabolism of pharmaceutical compounds
  • 2.4.1.1 Absorption
  • 2.4.1.2 Distribution
  • 2.4.1.3 Metabolism
  • 2.4.1.4 Excretion
  • 2.4.2 Transformation of pharmaceuticals in the environment
  • 2.5 Ecotoxicity of pharmaceutical compounds
  • 2.5.1 Environmental risks of pharmaceutical compounds
  • 2.5.2 Regulatory bodies
  • 2.5.3 Ecotoxicity
  • 2.5.4 Mixture toxicity
  • 2.5.5 Ecotoxicity predictions
  • 2.6 Detection of pharmaceutical compounds
  • 2.7 Conclusions and perspectives
  • Abbreviations
  • References
  • 3 Physical, chemical, and biological impact (hazard) of hospital wastewater on environment: presence of pharmaceuticals, pa ...
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Pharmaceuticals and pathogens in hospital wastewater
  • 3.2.1 Pharmaceuticals.

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