Pharem Project – Towards an effective treatment of secondary hospital wastewaters

THE PHAREM PROJECT

Towards an effective treatment of secondary hospital wastewaters with the use of Advanced Oxidation Processes

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THE PHAREM PROJECT

LEARN MORE ABOUT PHAREM

Towards an effective treatment of secondary hospital wastewaters with the use of Advanced Oxidation Processes

THE PHAREM PROJECT

Towards an effective treatment of secondary hospital wastewaters with the use of Advanced Oxidation Processes

LEARN MORE ABOUT PHAREM

Advanced wastewater treatment options should be considered for removal of PhACs from urban, hospital and industrial wastewaters.
Application of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) such as Photo-Fenton, Photolytic and Photocatalytic Oxidation.

Improved treatment of secondary effluents of hospital wastewaters in the two pilot sites
Advanced treatment will reduce environmental impacts such as toxicity to various organisms and human, antibiotic resistance, ecosystem functioning.
The successful validation of the proposed treatment technology will allow its incorporation to urban wastewaters treatment plants which also carry lots of relevant pharmaceutical compounds residues.

The presence of organic micro-pollutants, (pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, etc.) in the environment is a problem that has caused great social and scientific concern.
Pharmaceuticals active compounds (PhACs) are being used at an increasing rate, and end up in wastewater through excretion and improper disposal.
Conventionally treated efﬂuents exhibited incomplete removal of pharmaceutical compounds, thus residual amounts of them are released into the receiving aquatic environment while recycled water may be also applied for soil irrigation, bring upon risks to aquatic systems, humans, soil, crops and biota.