Recycling Wastewater After Hemodialysis: An Environmental Analysis for Alternative Water Sources in Arid Regions

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 154-158

  Tarrass, Faissal ^a   Benjelloun, Meryem ^a   Benjelloun, Omar ^b  

^a Hassani Hospital Center   (Morocco)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

environment; Hemodialysis; membrane technology; pricing; recycling; wastewater; water quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; DESERT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEMODIALYSIS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NANOFILTRATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST SAVINGS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS SOLUTIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MOROCCO; RENAL DIALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 45449086672     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.03.022     Document Type: Article

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