Sunyer Caldú, Adriá
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC)
Abstract
The present study evaluated the efficiency of a high rate algal pond (HRAP) at pilot scale to remove pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from urban wastewater, including UV-filters and parabens (10), benzotriazoles (4), antibiotics (15), anti-inflammatories (3) and other pharmaceuticals (3). A total of 35 compounds were targeted, of which 21 were detected in the influent wastewater to the HRAP. Removals (RE%) for pharmaceuticals were variable, with efficient eliminations for atenolol (84%) and sulfathiazole (100%), whereas the anti-inflammatories naproxen and ketoprofen were only partially removed
Keywords
emerging contaminants; sunscreens; metabolites; microalgae; wastewater treatment; green treatments
Published in
Water
2020, volume: 12, number: 10, article number: 2658
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Environmental Sciences
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w12102658
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/112463