The Sorption of Cytostatic Platinum Group of Hospital Wastewater

Authors

  • Z. Wittlingerová Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague
  • M. Zimová Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague
  • A. Cidlinová Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague
  • A. Petruželková Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague
  • M. Matějková Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
  • O. Šolcová Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague

Keywords:

platinum cytostatics, health risks, contamination, environment

Abstract

Sorption properties of selected sorbents suitable to remove Platinum group cytostatics from hospital waste water and from model solutions of selected Pt group cytostatics were evaluated. Suitable sorbents – Clinoptilolite, Bentonite (from Braňany, Czech Republic), Lufa and Supersorbon were selected for testing the Platinum cytostatics removal by the process of sorption from contaminated waste water. Supersorbon activated coal and Bentonite (Braňany) were evaluated as efficient sorbents suitable for all tested Pt cytostatics, which probably relates to their structure – the largest volume of pores, porosity and specific surface area. During testing it was found that Platinum compounds precipitate out of the solutions, while this was insignificant only in the Carboplatin solution. This reached up to 85 % in several tests with Cisplatin and Oxali-platin solutions. It was shown that this phenomena occur even in case of the real hospital waste water.

Published

2016-07-15

How to Cite

Wittlingerová, Z., Zimová, M., Cidlinová, A., Petruželková, A., Matějková, M., & Šolcová, O. (2016). The Sorption of Cytostatic Platinum Group of Hospital Wastewater. Chemické Listy, 110(7), 511–516. Retrieved from http://chemicke-listy.cz/ojs3/index.php/chemicke-listy/article/view/184

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