On-site treatment of hospital wastewater in a full-scale treatment plant in Germany : SARS-CoV-2 and treatment performance

The separate, advanced treatment of hospital wastewater might be a promising approach to prevent the dissemination of residual compounds of high environmental concern, like pharmaceuticals, viruses and pathogenic microorganisms. This study investigates the performance of a full-scale, on-site treatm...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research. - 1986. - 87(2023), 7 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 1747-1763
1. Verfasser: Haeusser, Sarah (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Weber, Martin, Mauer, Christian, Linnemann, Volker, Pfannstiel, Anna, Pinnekamp, Johannes, Wintgens, Thomas, Klümper, Claudia, Beier, Silvio
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research
Schlagworte:Journal Article Wastewater RNA, Viral Pharmaceutical Preparations
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