Occurrence of pharmaceutical compounds in urban wastewater: removal, mass load and environmental risk after a secondary treatment—a review
P Verlicchi, M Al Aukidy, E Zambello - Science of the total environment, 2012 - Elsevier
This review focuses on 118 pharmaceuticals, belonging to seventeen different therapeutic
classes, detected in raw urban wastewater and effluent from an activated sludge system, a …
classes, detected in raw urban wastewater and effluent from an activated sludge system, a …
Comparison and performance assessment of ozone-based AOPs in view of trace organic contaminants abatement in water and wastewater: a review
Z Liu, K Demeestere, S Van Hulle - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Trace organic contaminants (TrOCs) have been increasingly found in the aquatic
environment and their potential health risk on human and wildlife has attracted more …
environment and their potential health risk on human and wildlife has attracted more …
Treatment of micropollutants in municipal wastewater: ozone or powdered activated carbon?
Many organic micropollutants present in wastewater, such as pharmaceuticals and
pesticides, are poorly removed in conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). To …
pesticides, are poorly removed in conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). To …
The efficiency and mechanisms of catalytic ozonation
Catalytic ozonation has recently gained significant attention as an effective process used for
the removal of organics from water. Unfortunately, despite increasing research efforts in the …
the removal of organics from water. Unfortunately, despite increasing research efforts in the …
Degradation of sulfamethoxazole by microwave-activated persulfate: kinetics, mechanism and acute toxicity
Thermal activation of persulfate was confirmed to be effective in the destruction of organic
pollutants. Microwave heating has different inherent mechanism from that of conventional …
pollutants. Microwave heating has different inherent mechanism from that of conventional …
Transformation products of pharmaceuticals in surface waters and wastewater formed during photolysis and advanced oxidation processes–degradation, elucidation …
The significance of transformation products of pharmaceuticals resulting from the parent
compounds during natural and technical photolytic processes and advanced oxidation …
compounds during natural and technical photolytic processes and advanced oxidation …
Elimination of micropollutants during post-treatment of hospital wastewater with powdered activated carbon, ozone, and UV
L Kovalova, H Siegrist, U Von Gunten… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
A pilot-scale hospital wastewater treatment plant consisting of a primary clarifier, membrane
bioreactor, and five post-treatment technologies including ozone (O3), O3/H2O2, powdered …
bioreactor, and five post-treatment technologies including ozone (O3), O3/H2O2, powdered …
Recent advances in environmental risk assessment of transformation products
When micropollutants degrade in the environment, they may form persistent and toxic
transformation products, which should be accounted for in the environmental risk …
transformation products, which should be accounted for in the environmental risk …
Oxidation of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) by chlorine, ozone and permanganate—A comparative study
S Gao, Z Zhao, Y Xu, J Tian, H Qi, W Lin… - Journal of hazardous …, 2014 - Elsevier
Sulfamethoxazole (SMX), a typical sulfonamide antibiotic, has been widely detected in
secondary wastewater effluents and surface waters. In this work we investigated the …
secondary wastewater effluents and surface waters. In this work we investigated the …
Spoilt for choice: a critical review on the chemical and biological assessment of current wastewater treatment technologies
The knowledge we have gained in recent years on the presence and effects of compounds
discharged by wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) brings us to a point where we must …
discharged by wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) brings us to a point where we must …