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1 online resource (670 pages) |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Includes index. |
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Medical wastes.
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Sewage -- Purification.
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Medical Waste |
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Déchets biomédicaux.
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Eaux usées -- Épuration.
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Medical wastes
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Sewage -- Purification
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| Added Author |
Tyagi, R. D., 1952-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tyagi, R.D. Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering : Environmental and Health Impact of Hospital Wastewater. San Diego : Elsevier, ©2020 |
| ISBN |
9780128217191 (electronic bk.) |
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0128217197 (electronic bk.) |
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9780128197226 |
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0128197226 |
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9780128197226 |
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AU@ 000067203983 |
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UKMGB 019786250 |
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