Publications by authors named "Joel Spiroux"
Determination of levels of current drugs in hospital and urban wastewater.
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
August 2013
Article Synopsis
- The contribution of pharmaceuticals from hospitals to wastewater was minimal (below 1%), with most contamination coming from municipal sources.
- To mitigate harmful waste discharge into the River Seine, an effective pharmaceutical treatment process is necessary at municipal plants, and the HPLC-MS/MS method can aid in optimizing this wastewater treatment.
Importance of anthropogenic metals in hospital and urban wastewater: its significance for the environment.
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
December 2012
Thirty-four metals were analyzed by ICP-MS. Among these elements, anthropogenic silver, gadolinium and platinum, were representative markers of medical activities in hospital and urban wastewater. On working days, median hospital wastewater concentrations for anthropogenic silver, gadolinium, and platinum were approximately three, 13 and 27 times higher respectively than the Municipal wastewater.
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