* This statistic is based on the monitoring of pharmaceutical residue in the waters of Stockholm.
1 Euro equaled approximately 1.09 U.S. dollars (as of December 2015).
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Pharmaceutical wastewater treatment costs by type 2015
This statistic displays the cost of wastewater treatments for the reduction of pharmaceutical residues in 2015, based on studies made in Sweden, broken down by major technology. As of this time, the cost of traditional wastewater treatment was about **** euros per cubic meter. However, this method leaves almost half of pharmaceutical residues in the water after treatment.
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Micropollutants. (May 18, 2015). Cost of wastewater treatment to reduce pharmaceutical residues in 2015, by technology (in euros per cubic meter)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/758838/cost-of-pharmaceutical-residue-reduction-in-wastewater-by-technology/
Micropollutants. "Cost of wastewater treatment to reduce pharmaceutical residues in 2015, by technology (in euros per cubic meter)*." Chart. May 18, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/758838/cost-of-pharmaceutical-residue-reduction-in-wastewater-by-technology/
Micropollutants. (2015). Cost of wastewater treatment to reduce pharmaceutical residues in 2015, by technology (in euros per cubic meter)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/758838/cost-of-pharmaceutical-residue-reduction-in-wastewater-by-technology/
Micropollutants. "Cost of Wastewater Treatment to Reduce Pharmaceutical Residues in 2015, by Technology (in Euros per Cubic Meter)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 May 2015, /statistics/758838/cost-of-pharmaceutical-residue-reduction-in-wastewater-by-technology/
Micropollutants, Cost of wastewater treatment to reduce pharmaceutical residues in 2015, by technology (in euros per cubic meter)* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/758838/cost-of-pharmaceutical-residue-reduction-in-wastewater-by-technology/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Cost of wastewater treatment to reduce pharmaceutical residues in 2015, by technology (in euros per cubic meter)* [Graph], Micropollutants, May 18, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/758838/cost-of-pharmaceutical-residue-reduction-in-wastewater-by-technology/
