Disinfection of Hospital Wastewater by Continuous Ozonization

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2895-2908

  Chiang, Chow Feng ^a   Tsai, Ching Tsan ^a   Lin, Shaw Tao ^b   Huo, Chun Pao ^c   Lo, Kwang Victor ^d  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disinfection efficiencies; Hospital wastewater; Ozonization

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISINFECTION; HOSPITALS; OZONIZATION;

HOSPITAL WASTEWATERS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

OZONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BATCH PROCESS; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMISTRY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL WASTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; OZONATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0345688749     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120025839     Document Type: Article

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