Bezpieczna woda w szpitalach. Nowoczesne metody dezynfekcji i zapobieganie zagrożeniom

• Autorzy: Skoczko Iwona

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.15199/9.2025.3.3

Warianty tytułu

EN

Safe Water in Hospitals. Modern Disinfection Methods and Risk Prevention

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This work reviews current solutions for ensuring water safety in medical care units, including a range of disinfection methods that ca n be divided into conventional and modern technological solutions. The most commonly used methods include chlorination, ozonation, UV radiation and membrane filtration, but there is growing interest in innovative technologies such as electrolytic disinfection, plasma disinfection and the use of nanotechnology. Recent research points to the need to combine different disinfection strategies and to implement intelligent monitoring systems that enable early detection of microbial threats and immediate response. In the context of the increasing number of healthcare-associated infections and the growing resistance of microorganisms to standard elimination methods, the implementation of innovative and multidisciplinary water quality management strategies is crucial.

PL

Niniejszy artykuł stanowi przegląd aktualnych rozwiązań w zakresie zapewnienia bezpieczeństwa wody w placówkach medycznych, w tym szereg metod uzdatniania, które można podzielić na konwencjonalne oraz nowoczesne rozwiązania technologiczne. Do najczęściej stosowanych metod należą chlorowanie, ozonowanie, promieniowanie UV oraz filtracja membranowa, jednak coraz większe zainteresowanie budzą innowacyjne technologie, takie jak dezynfekcja elektrolityczna, plazmowa oraz wykorzystanie nanotechnologii. Współczesne badania wskazują na konieczność łączenia różnych strategii dezynfekcji oraz implementacji inteligentnych systemów monitoringu, które umożliwiają wczesne wykrywanie zagrożeń mikrobiologicznych i natychmiastowe reagowanie. W kontekście wzrastającej liczby zakażeń związanych z opieką zdrowotną oraz narastającej oporności drobnoustrojów na standardowe metody eliminacji, kluczowe jest wdrażanie innowacyjnych i multidyscyplinarnych strategii zarządzania jakością wody.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

water-borne diseases; hospitals; disinfection; health care

PL

choroby przenoszone przez wodę; szpitale; dezynfekcja; opieka zdrowotna

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo SIGMA-NOT
• Czasopismo: Ciepłownictwo, Ogrzewnictwo, Wentylacja
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: T. 56, nr 3
• Strony: 12--18
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 38 poz., ry., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Skoczko Iwona

• Wydział Budownictwa i Nauk o Środowisku, Politechnika Białostocka
• PZITS O/Białystok

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7397-4231

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