For a complex place like a hospital, even the air contains viruses, let alone the pollution of medical wastewater. The pollution of wastewater discharged from different departments varies, but the main concern is that medical wastewater contains a large amount of pathogenic bacteria, viruses and some chemical agents, which pose certain dangers to the ecological environment and human health! At this point, we should keep in mind: Proper treatment of medical wastewater brings more peace of mind!
If medical wastewater is discharged without treatment, it will cause great harm to water resources and is an important source affecting public health. For instance, if some drinking water is contaminated, the consequences can be imagined! So, what exactly are the harms? If it is medical wastewater containing pathogenic microorganisms and has not undergone appropriate harmless treatment such as disinfection and inactivation. Then, if it is directly discharged into the urban sewer, it will cause soil water and soil pollution. In severe cases, it may lead to various diseases and even cause the outbreak of water-borne infectious diseases (there have already been examples of such diseases breaking out due to water pollution).
The principle issues concerning the treatment of medical wastewater. It must comply with the principles of full-process control, reduction, classified guidance, compliance and risk control, as well as ecological security.
In conclusion, the treatment and discharge of medical wastewater must be handled properly. As a result, Medical Wastewater Online Monitoring has become a routine task before discharge. Real-time monitoring of medical wastewater should be conducted to minimize pollution to water sources and land as much as possible.
What are the main items related to the monitoring of medical wastewater?
The main indicators include some common ones such as pH value, suspended solids, ammonia nitrogen and total phosphorus, as well as two key indicators to focus on: coliform bacteria (the coliform bacteria index in water can be detected by using the WECT-900 Coliform Bacteria Online Analyzer) and total residual chlorine (the changes in total residual chlorine in water can be monitored in real time by using the RCl900 Total Residual Chlorine Online Analyzer).
