title: [Waste water pollutants due to the use of disinfectants in the hospital].
abstract: It is assumed that the antiseptic effect of disinfectants in effluents from hospitals can severely disturb the growth of microorganisms in the different stages of aeration of sewage plants. Regular biological catabolism could therefore be damaged. The impact of substances on the waste water depends on the concentration of disinfectants they contain. Consequently this essay first examines the expected quantities of antiseptic substances in the effluent of a medium-sized hospital (440 Beds). The effluents treated here however showed a low concentration of disinfectants and it could be proved that these quantities do not have any harmful effects on the examined parameters such as BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand), COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) and pH-value.
authors.affiliation: Landesgesundheitsamt und Krankenhaus Bruchsal Arztlicher Dienst.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knoch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ritter
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Junghannss
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Steuer
mesh_terms: D004202:Disinfectants; D005858:Germany; D006761:Hospitals; D012722:Sewage; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D012722:Sewage; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
vernacular_title: Abwasserbelastung durch Desinfektionsmittelanwendung im Krankenhaus.