Health care institutions generate large volumes of liquid effluents from specific activities
related to healthcare, analysis, and research. Their direct discharge into the environment …

Medicinal activities carried out within hospitals lead to high consumption of antibiotics and
subsequently result in a high excretion rate of antibiotic residues. When consumed by …

Biochemistry, hematology and serology laboratories produce very heterogeneous
discharges capable of polluting water, soil and the environment. The aim of this study is to …

abstract The hospital sector discharges a large quantity of polluted wastewater. Proper
management of these discharges requires prior precise characterization of their complex …

The hospital units conduct a wide range of activities and generate a massive amount of
effluent, which contains a large variety of contaminated pharmaceuticals, radioactive …

Background Liquid discharges from hospitals (effluents) threaten the environment and are
now a central concern of all stakeholders in the health system and those in the protection of …

The present study aims to fill the data gap analysis in urban wastewaters characteristics in
Benin and its statistical analysis. Physicochemical parameters such as pH, electrical …

Introduction. Hospitals use large varieties of substances for medical purposes such as in
diagnostics, research, and upkeep of care materials. Diagnostic materials/substances …

Introduction: Because of the specificity of their care activities, hospital wastewater contains
various contaminants such as germs, disinfectants, metals, pharmaceuticals and chemical …

Discharging treated municipal wastewater into rivers can pose a potential threat to the
aquatic environment and human health. This danger results from the presence of numerous …