Preliminary study of physico-chemical treatment options for hospital wastewater

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 298-306

  Gautam, Ajay Kumar ^a   Kumar, Sunil ^b   Sabumon, P C ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicity; Hospital wastewater; Physico chemical treatment; Sanitary risk assessment; Wastewater treatment plants

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFLUENTS; HOSPITALS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MICROORGANISMS; RADIOACTIVITY; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ECOTOXICITY; HOSPITAL EFFLUENT; HOSPITAL WASTEWATER; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL TREATMENTS; RISKS ASSESSMENTS; SANITARY RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITARY RISKS; TOXIC SUBSTANCES; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

FERRIC CHLORIDE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; TOXICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; HOSPITAL; INDIA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; VELLORE;

EID: 33846898530     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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