Studies on MUST (Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable) Field Hospital Wastewater Treatment

Abstract

The report investigates the applicability of using polyelectrolyte- aided-carbon coagulation as a pretreatment in combination with a high-recovery reverse osmosis (RO) system to treat a synthetically prepared Medical Unit, Self-Contained, Transportable (MUST) hospital wastewater with variable characteristics. The five-source hospital waste contained of X-ray, operating room, laboratory, shower, kitchen waters. A 10,000-gpd pilot plant was tested on a 200-hour basis, 100 consecutive hours per run. The system involved polyelectrolyte-aided-carbon coagulation, upflow clarification, diatomaceous earth filtration, and demineralization by spiral-wound RO. The MUST wastewater was adequately treated by this process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA008963

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  • John G. Vlahakis

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Electrolytes
  • Elements
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Materials
  • Military Hospitals
  • Molecular Weight
  • Organic Compounds
  • Oxidation
  • Pilot Plants
  • Polyelectrolytes
  • Polymers
  • Recovery
  • Reverse Osmosis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • X Rays

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