ABSTRACT Climate change poses the greatest threat to human health in the 21st century. The healthcare sector contributes approximately 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions and has a significant environmental impact. Although clinical trials are crucial for identifying effective and safe treatments and preventing disease, their environmental impact is ...
Claire Fougerou‐Leurent +12 more
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Reviewing factors affecting the effectiveness of decentralised domestic wastewater treatment systems for phosphorus and pathogen removal [PDF]
Environmental pollution and risks to human health can result from diffuse sources of pollution originating from decentralised wastewater treatment systems (DWTS).
Akunna, Joseph C. +2 more
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Spatial‐explicit futures scenarios were applied in the Mosaic of Protected Areas of the Lower Rio Negro (MBRN), for co‐creating scenarios for the MBRN in the year 2040. Scenario making enabled negotiating desirable futures, aligning values and goals.
Marianna Birmoser Ferreira‐Aulu +4 more
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CONTRIBUIÇÃO QUÍMICA PARA O PLANO DE GERENCIAMENTO DE ÁGUAS RESIDUAIS DE SERVIÇOS DE SAÚDE
In this study were analyzed the main lines of health care waste at the Hospital of the Federal University of Paraná (HC/UFPR), performing an inventory that aims from awareness, characterization, until a viable wastewater treatment proposal for the ...
Ingrid Fiedler da Costa Machado +3 more
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Urban metagenomics uncover antibiotic resistance reservoirs in coastal beach and sewage waters
Background Microbial communities present in environmental waters constitute a reservoir for antibiotic-resistant pathogens that impact human health. For this reason, a diverse variety of water environments are being analyzed using metagenomics to uncover
Pablo Fresia +8 more
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Handbuch Kommunikationsstrategien zur Schärfung des Umweltbewusstseins im Umgang mit Arzneimitteln : Forschungsvorhaben 37 08 61 400 des Umweltbundesamtes [PDF]
In Germany, as in almost all industrial countries, active pharmaceutical substances can now be found in virtually all water bodies and occasionally also in drinking water.
Benzing, Corinne +3 more
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An evaluation of metal removal during wastewater treatment: The potential to achieve more stringent final effluent standards [PDF]
This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2011 Taylor & Francis.Metals are of particular importance in relation to water quality, and concern regarding the impact of these ...
Arundel J. +50 more
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Problems of management of patient biological waste in radionuclide diagnostics
Biological excretion from patients (urine) generated during radionuclide diagnostics enters directly into the hospital sewage system. The establishment of new clearance level according to Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1069 of
L. A. Chipiga +7 more
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This study presents a copper ion irradiation method to achieve the modification function of BiOCl. By using high‐energy ion beams to introduce impurity ions inside the material, the intrinsic electric field of BiOCl is optimized, promoting the separation of photogenerated carriers and enhancing the photocatalytic activity.
Sihan Ma +12 more
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Caution Ahead: Overdue Investments in New York's Aging Infrastructure [PDF]
While Superstorm Sandy focused much-needed attention on key pieces of New York City's infrastructure, the city faces a number of other infrastructure vulnerabilities that have little to do with storm-preparedness -- from aging water mains and ...
Adam Forman
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