Drugs in the environment: Emission of drugs, diagnostic aids and disinfectants into wastewater by hospitals in relation to other sources - A review

Chemosphere

Volumn 45, Issue 6-7, 2001, Pages 957-969

  Kümmerer, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic; Antibiotic; Antineoplastic; AOX; Cytotoxic; Diagnostic agent; Disinfectant; Drug; Gadolinium; Hospital effluent; Pharmaceutical; Platinum

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BIODEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HOSPITALS; POTABLE WATER; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATERS;

DRUG DISPOSAL;

WASTEWATER;

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER; DRUG; GADOLINIUM; GROUND WATER; PLATINUM DERIVATIVE; SURFACE WATER;

HOSPITAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

HOSPITAL SECTOR; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; BIODEGRADATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; HOSPITAL WASTE; REVIEW; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0034789817     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(01)00144-8     Document Type: Article

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