From the conventional biological wastewater treatment to hybrid processes, the evaluation of organic micropollutant removal: a review

C Grandclément, I Seyssiecq, A Piram… - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Because of the recalcitrance of some micropollutants to conventional wastewater treatment
systems, the occurrence of organic micropollutants in water has become a worldwide issue …

Antibiotics in wastewater: From its occurrence to the biological removal by environmentally conscious technologies

RK Langbehn, C Michels, HM Soares - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
In this critical review, we explored the most recent advances about the fate of antibiotics on
biological wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). Although the occurrence of these pollutants …

Occurrence, toxicity impacts and mitigation of emerging micropollutants in the aquatic environments: Recent tendencies and perspectives

P Bhatt, G Bhandari, M Bilal - Journal of Environmental chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rampant industrial development, urbanization, and the exponential increase in population
growth resulted in an alarming number of emerging micropollutants. These micropollutants …

A review of ammonia removal using a biofilm-based reactor and its challenges

M Zulkifli, HA Hasan, SRS Abdullah… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Extensive growth of industries leads to uncontrolled ammonia releases to environment. This
can result in significant degradation of the aquatic ecology as well as significant health …

Biodegradation of pharmaceutical compounds in industrial wastewater using biological treatment: a comprehensive overview

A Moghaddam, D Khayatan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The indirect ingestion of pharmaceuticals in water has been proven to have adverse effects
on humans according to a number of studies. Pharmaceutical compounds (PhCs) are found …

Influence of biofilm thickness on the removal of thirteen different organic micropollutants via a Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR)

C Sanchez-Huerta, L Fortunato, T Leiknes… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in natural water bodies has become an
emerging concern due to their fast dissemination into natural water sources, high …

Roles of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in improving metabolism and cometabolism of trace organic chemicals in biological wastewater treatment processes: a review

MN Kumwimba, F Meng - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
While there has been a significant recent improvement in the removal of pollutants in natural
and engineered systems, trace organic chemicals (TrOCs) are posing a major threat to …

Comprehensive review on iodinated X-ray contrast media: Complete fate, occurrence, and formation of disinfection byproducts

A Sengar, A Vijayanandan - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Iodinated contrast media (ICM) are drugs which are used in medical examinations for organ
imaging purposes. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have shown incapability to …

Relative contribution of ammonia oxidizing bacteria and other members of nitrifying activated sludge communities to micropollutant biotransformation

Y Men, S Achermann, DE Helbling, DR Johnson… - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Improved micropollutant (MP) biotransformation during biological wastewater treatment has
been associated with high ammonia oxidation activities, suggesting co-metabolic …

Occurrence and fate of pharmaceuticals in effluent and sludge from a wastewater treatment plant in Brazil

RP Bisognin, DB Wolff, E Carissimi… - Environmental …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A wide variety of pharmaceuticals are discharged in water courses on a daily
basis due to their incomplete removal from effluent in treatment plants. The aim of the current …