Eliminacié6n de contaminantes
emergentes de las aguas residuales
El empleo de materiales carbonosos derivados de residuos
orgénicos permite la retirada de contaminants tales como
férmacos y productos de higiene personal
SILVIA ALVAREZ-TORRELLAS, GABRIEL OVEJERO Y JUAN GARCIA RODRIGUEZ
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nomico esencial, es indispensable
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tun alarmante deterioro. Durante déea-
das, toneladas de sustancias bivldsiea-
mente activas han sido vertidas al am-
biemie muchas vees de forma imaiecuaca
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cialmente acuciante en os paises en vias
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nes de personas en el mundo carecen le
sce al agua con unas miakas grants
sanitarias, mientras
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2118 millones de personas, prineipalmente
fits menores de cineo aos
as medidas legslativas que se han
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