Essays about: "Pharmaceutical wastewater"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words Pharmaceutical wastewater.

  1. 1. Evaluation of pharmaceutical removal in seven WWTPs : Efficiency of different treatment technologies

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för miljövetenskap

    Author : Viktor Munkhammar; [2023]
    Keywords : Pharmaceuticals; wastewater treatment plant; removal efficiency; biological treatment; ozonation;

    Abstract : Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are originally not constructed to remove pharmaceuticals from the wastewater. Biological treatment technologies used in many WWTPs today, e.g., activated sludge, MBBR and trickling filters, can, however, remove some pharmaceuticals well. READ MORE

  3. 2. Can drug adherence be measured with wastewater-based epidemiology? Testing Stockholm’s wastewater and comparing it to pharmaceutical prescription data.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för integrativ medicinsk biologi (IMB)

    Author : Bader-Eddine Oumrhar; [2023]
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  4. 3. How social behaviour in juvenile Brown trout (Salmo trutta) are regulated by social hierarchies and exposure to the benzodiazepine oxazepam

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Elin Johansson Kvarnström; [2022]
    Keywords : Behaviour; Brown trout; Dominance; Ecotoxicology; Exposure; Fish; Oxazepam; Pharmaceutical; Salmo trutta; Social status;

    Abstract : Improved global healthcare rises the production and consumption of human pharmaceuticals. Insufficient wastewater treatment systems and unregulated downstream impacts causes pharmaceutical contamination of surface waters with trace residues in countries covering all continents. READ MORE

  5. 4. Investigation into the Removal of the By-product NDMA (N-Nitrosodimethylamine) from Ozonation Process in Wastewater Treatment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Zehao Li; [2021]
    Keywords : Water resources engineering; Ozonation; NDMA; Wastewater; pharmaceutical; Diclofenac; Ibuprofen; Naproxen; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In people’s modern life, daily usage of artificial compounds such as active pharmaceuticals ingredients (API) is usual. These compounds are likely to end up as micropollutants in the municipal wastewater. Municipal wastewater is the major source of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment. READ MORE

  6. 5. Minimization of chemical's release from a large-scale pharmaceutical industry : By optimization of the crystallization process

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Cecilia Rahn; [2021]
    Keywords : Minimization of release; pharmaceutical industry; crystallization; optimization; Minimering av utsläpp; läkemedelsindustri; kristallisation; optimering;

    Abstract : The presence of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and other chemicals in wastewater has caused concerns in recent years due to its potential risk to the environment and society. Thus, the aim of the study is to investigate ways to minimize the release of chemicals from a large-scale pharmaceutical industry to an industrial wastewater treatment plant. READ MORE