Trickling-filter experiment for purification of autibiotic-containing hospital sewage

Studies in Hungary on treatment of antibiotic-containing sewage from a hospital, by biological filtration, showed that streptomycin at a concentration of 6-7 mg per litre, which is 6-8 times higher than that usually found in sewage from sanatoria, did not affect the performance of a percolating filt...

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Published in:Water research (Oxford) 1972-01, Vol.6, p.1541-1547
Main Authors: Csanady, M, Deak, Z
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Studies in Hungary on treatment of antibiotic-containing sewage from a hospital, by biological filtration, showed that streptomycin at a concentration of 6-7 mg per litre, which is 6-8 times higher than that usually found in sewage from sanatoria, did not affect the performance of a percolating filter, but a concentration of 12 mg per litre reduced the efficiency of treatment. R is concluded that if discharges of antibiotics are controlled and the treatment plant is not overloaded, no difficulty should be experienced.
ISSN:0043-1354