Sustainable Water and Wastewater Management in Hospitals

Year 2017, Volume: 2 Issue: 1(3) - Volume 2, Issue 1(3), 1 - 7, 01.06.2017

Ahmet Altın Süreyya Altın

Abstract

Hospitals are
institutions that require high quantities of water in a certain quality and
hygiene without interruption. However, in settlements where water supply is
difficult and water quality is low, sufficient quality and quantity of water
supplying has become an important cost item for hospitals. Besides, there are
many macro and micro pollutants in the structure of the hospital wastewater.
The negative effects of these pollutants on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
are quite high. For this reason, today, in the framework of the concept of
sustainability, it has become compulsory to establish and operate integrated
water and wastewater management systems in hospitals. In
this study, the activities causing water consumption in hospitals and the units
with high water consumption were defined, the amount and quality of water
required for these activities and units were determined, the alternatives that
could be used in obtaining sufficient water were evaluated and strategies for
reducing water consumption were put forward. In addition, the characteristics
and quantities of wastewater from different units in hospitals are summarized,
examples of these wastewater reuse applications are presented, and finally,
appropriate treatment alternatives that can be used for the treatment of
hospital wastewater have been defined.

 

Keywords:
Hospitals, Water management, Wastewater management, Sustainability

Keywords

Sustainable Water and Wastewater Management in Hospitals

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