Hospital Waste water

Treatment
WATER POLLUTION SOURCES @ HEALTH CARE CENTRES

Hospitals Are Significant Consumers Of Water

Consists of Pathogens & Harmful Bacteria, Virus

Pharmaceuticals & Its Metabolites

Toxic Chemicals , Heavy Metals

Radio Active Elements

 IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT

Pathogens can Microbial Persistent,

Resistant Non
spread Strains to Biodegradable,
disease, Antibiotics Hydrophilic
adversely Can Spread Chemicals
Resistance Pass WWTP
affect the Vertically & & Pollute
biodiversity Horizontally Water Bodies
 PRINCIPAL AREAS OF USAGE
WATER USE IN HOSPITALS
Average Water Consumption 750 liter/per/day/bead

HVAC MISC Sanitary Food Services Medical Process Laundry

5%
14% 22%
9% 9%

41%
 POLLUTION SOURCES IN HOSPITAL

HEAVY METALS AND MICROBIAL

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS CONTAMINANTS

Heavy Metals &

Clinical Discharges
Rare Earth Elements
CHEMICALS,
PHARMACEUTICALS
AND RADIO ACTIVE
SUBSTANCES
 QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF
HOSPITAL WASTEWATER
Macro Pollutants
BOD₅ (mg/l) 300-400
COD (mg/l) 800-1000
SS (mg/l) 400-600
TKN (mg/l) 5-80
Total – P (mg/l) 0.2-13
Fat, oil and Grease(mg/l) 50-100
E.Coli MPN/100 ml 10⁶-10⁷
Total Surfactant 3-7.2
Faecal coliform 10⁶-10⁸
pH 7.7 - 8.1
Total Coliform 10⁷-10⁹
CHARACTERISTICS OF HOSPITAL
WASTEWATER
Macro Pollutants

Analgesic (µg/l) 100 11.9

Antibiotic 11 1.17
Cytostatic 24 2.97
Β- blockers 5.9 3.21
Hormones 0.16 0.10
ICM 1371 150
AOX 32 0.7
Platinum 13 0.155
Mercury 1.65 0.54
 Solution

As Hospital or Heath Varuna as come out with an

Care Center Generated Advance Technology with low
Waste Water can be Operational expenses for Hospital
Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Considered As An Point
Source Pollution.
TREATMENT
FLOW CHART
 DISCHARGE STANDARDS

PH 6-9
BOD 50 mg/l

COD 250 mg/l

TSS 20 mg/l

Oil and Grease 10 mg/l

Cadmium 0.1 mg/l

Mercury 0.01 mg/l

Fecal Coliforms 400 MPN/ 100 ml

Chlorine
(Total residue) 0.2 mg/l

Phenols 0.5 mg/l

Some Installation Photos Some Key Facts about
Hospital Wastewater in India
• Average water consumption by
hospitals is approximately 750
L/d/b.

• A 100 bed hospital generates

about 200 litres of urine and 50
kg of contaminated faeces.

• About 90% of consumed

prescribed drugs ultimately find
yourself in wastewater.

• 15 – 20 you look after the

medicines utilized in hospitals
are potentially bio-accumulative.
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