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Wu X, Nawaz S, Li Y, Zhang H. Environmental health hazards of untreated livestock wastewater: potential risks and future perspectives. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:24745-24767. [PMID: 38499926 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32853-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Due to technological and economic limitations, waste products such as sewage and manure generated in livestock farming lack comprehensive scientific and centralized treatment. This leads to the exposure of various contaminants in livestock wastewater, posing potential risks to both the ecological environment and human health. This review evaluates the environmental and physical health risks posed by common pollutants in livestock wastewater and outlines future treatment methods to mitigate these risks. Residual wastes in livestock wastewater, including pathogenic bacteria and parasites surviving after epidemics or diseases on various farms, along with antibiotics, organic wastes, and heavy metals from farming activities, contribute to environmental damage and pose risks to human health. As the livestock industry's development increasingly impacts society's future negatively, addressing the issue of residual wastes in livestock wastewater discharge becomes imperative. Ongoing advancements in wastewater treatment systems are consistently updating and refining practices to effectively minimize waste exposure at the discharge source, mitigating risks to environmental ecology and human health. This review not only summarizes the "potential risks of livestock wastewater" but also explores "the prospects for the development of wastewater treatment technologies" based on current reports. It offers valuable insights to support the long-term and healthy development of the livestock industry and contribute to the sustainable development of the ecological environment.
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- Xiaomei Wu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Li J, Dagnew M, Ray MB. Microfibers in anaerobic digestion: Effect of ozone pretreatment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 346:118792. [PMID: 37738723 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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Wastewater treatment plants receive significant microplastics, which are eventually discharged into the environment. Previous studies indicated that over 90% of microplastics, especially microfibers from laundry wastewater, are retained in primary sludge. The effect of microfibers from household laundry on anaerobic digestion has yet to be fully understood, which is the objective of the present study. The results in this study showed a positive correlation between methane production and the presence of microfibers. Compared to the control, the methane production increased by 2%, 27% and 43% with 20 mg/L, 100 mg/L and 1000 mg/L microfibers spiked into primary sludge, respectively. The present study suggests that microfibers at 20 mg/L insignificantly affected methane production in controlled anaerobic digestion. In contrast, ozone pretreatment of microfibers enhanced gas production by 12% in the same concentration level. Interestingly, ozone pretreatment at a higher concentration (100 mg/L-1000 mg/L) of microfibers did not affect methane production. SEM/EDX results imply that the ozone pretreatment has changed the surface characteristics of the microfibers, which provide more surface area for adsorption. The significant reduction of soluble phosphorus by 58% indicates that microfibers potentially act as a site for adsorption during anaerobic digestion. Overall, the presence of microfibers had a positive effect on anaerobic digestion. However, this work also indicated that the microfibers were not biodegraded during anaerobic digestion. Therefore, microfibers accumulate on biosolids, potentially affecting the final disposal of microfibers.
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- Juan Li
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A5B9, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A5B9, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A5B9, Canada.
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Wei S, Huang Y, Huang W, Wang X, Liang J. Degradation of 2,4-Dichlorophenol by Nitrilotriacetic acid-modified photo-Fenton system: effects of organic and inorganic factors. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2023; 44:2011-2023. [PMID: 34913858 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.2020338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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It has proved that the photo-Fenton system modified by polycarboxylic acid is effective against the degradation of organic pollutants. Still, its effect and impact on actual water bodies are not clear. Therefore, this study mainly discussed the effect of actual water elements on the degradation of 2,4-Dichlorophenol in photo-Fenton system modified by Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) and its mechanism in pure water. The specific research contents were: the effect of initial concentration of 2,4-Dichlorophenol on its degradation efficiency; the effect of organic matters on the degradation of 2,4-Dichlorophenol; the effect of cations and anions; the effect of different actual water bodies. And the main results were as follows: In the effect of initial concentration, when the concentration of 2,4-Dichlorophenol was 20 mg·L-1, the degradation efficiency was the best (reached 100%). But, with the increase of initial concentration, the degradation efficiency of the system became worse and worse; the coexistence of the same kind of organic compounds can inhibit each other's degradation, and the degradation rate of pollutants in the mixed system was slower than that in the single system; the addition of anions and cations inhibited the degradation of 2,4-Dichlorophenol, and the degradation efficiency varied with the concentration of ions, in which the effect of anions was more complex; the degradation efficiency of 2,4-Dichlorophenol in three kinds of actual water bodies was lower than in deionized water, especially in PPMW. However, the degradation rates of DSTP and NLW were the fastest in the first 20 min.
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- Shiping Wei
- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, People's Republic of China
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- Guangxi Bossco Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd, Nanning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, People's Republic of China
- Guangxi Bossco Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd, Nanning, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, People's Republic of China
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Garcia-Costa AL, Gouveia TIA, Pereira MFR, Silva AMT, Madeira LM, Alves A, Santos MSF. Intensification strategies for cytostatics degradation by ozone-based processes in aqueous phase. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 440:129743. [PMID: 35963086 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Over the past decade there has been an increasing concern on the presence of cytostatics (also known as anticancer drugs) in natural waterbodies. The conventional wastewater treatments seem not to be effective enough to remove them, and therefore new processes must be considered. This work investigates the performance of ozonation (O3), catalytic ozonation (O3/Fe2+) and peroxone (O3/H2O2) processes, under dark or UV radiation conditions, for the degradation of cytostatics of worldwide concern. The degradation of bicalutamide (a representative of recalcitrant cytostatics) was firstly assessed in batch and then in a tubular column reactor (continuous flow mode runs) using a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) secondary effluent. Bicalutamide removal ranged between 66 % (O3) and 98 % (O3/H2O2/UV) in continuous flow mode runs, the peroxone process being the most effective. The performance of these processes was then assessed against a mixture of twelve cytostatics of worldwide concern spiked in the WWTP effluent (25-350 ng/L). After treatment, seven cytostatics were completely removed, whereas the five most recalcitrant ones were eliminated to an extent of 8-92 % in O3/H2O2, and 44-95 % in O3/H2O2/UV. Phytotoxicity tests revealed a noticeable reduction in the effluent toxicity, demonstrating the feasibility of these processes in realistic conditions as tertiary treatment.
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- Alicia L Garcia-Costa
- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Liu S, Chen P, Yang T, Wu P, Liu C, He J, Jiang W. Intensification of Gas–Liquid Mass-Transfer Efficiency by Introducing a Superaerophilic Surface in the Ozonation Process. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Shuyuan Liu
- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China
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Demir-Duz H, Perez-Estrada LA, Álvarez MG, Gamal El-Din M, Contreras S. O 3/H 2O 2 and UV-C light irradiation treatment of oil sands process water. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 832:154804. [PMID: 35341856 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The oil sands industry generates large volumes of oil sands process water (OSPW). There is an urgent need for OSPW treatment to reduce process water inventories and to support current reclamation approaches. This study discusses how efficient ozone (O3)-based combined advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), including hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and UV-C, are at achieving mineralization while reducing the toxicity arising from such organic components as naphthenic acids (NAs) in OSPW. The results showed that the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removals of 45%, 84%, 84% and 98%, obtained after 90-min treatments with O3, O3/H2O2, UVC/O3 and UVC/O3/H2O2, respectively, at a production rate of 6 g/L·h O3 were considerably higher than at lower O3 production rates. The acute toxicity on Vibrio fischeri was significantly reduced by all the treatments, which explains the high percentages of NA removal (up to 99% as confirmed by UPLC-QTOF-HRMS.) Mineralization (expressed as DOC removal) was highest with UVC/O3/H2O2 at ca. 2 mg C/L in the treated effluent, which means that it could be used as cooling/boiling process water in bitumen upgrading units. However, considering the energy demand of the treatments tested, the treatment using O3/H2O2 was found to be the most realistic for large-scale applications.
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- Hande Demir-Duz
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Tarragona, Spain; University of Alberta, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Edmonton, Canada
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, CIESOL, Joint Research Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería, Spain
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Tarragona, Spain
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- University of Alberta, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Edmonton, Canada.
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Tarragona, Spain.
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Baştürk E, Karataş M. Removal of pharmaceuticals by advanced treatment methods. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 300:113808. [PMID: 34649316 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The removal of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) remains a big challenge in water treatment in terms of public health. The aim of the study was evaluating the performance of nano TiO2, ozone, and UV system for removal of EDCs. In this study, the efficiency of the nano TiO2 to degrade target EDCs under catalytic and photocatalytic ozonation was examined at different operational conditions. The maximum removal of target pollutant was obtained with pH 6.8; ozone concentration 10 mg/L; catalyst dosage 0.050 g/L and the duration time of the photocatalytic performances was 10 min showing the most treatment conditions respectively. In addition, the surface reaction mechanism of endocrine disrupting compound removal by catalytic and photocatalytic ozonation was investigated. The results showed that the catalyst can significantly enhance the removal of target compound. The 99.0%, 88.3% and 51.8% removal rates were obtained at photocatalytic ozonation, catalytic ozonation and sole ozonation, respectively. These results indicated that the Ozone/TiO2/UV process was favorable for engineering applications for removal of endocrine disrupting compounds such as steroid hormone and likely similar micro pollutants.
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- Emine Baştürk
- Aksaray University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, 68100, Aksaray, Turkey; Department of Environmental Protection Technologies, Technical Sciences Vocational School, Aksaray University, 68100, Aksaray, Turkey.
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- Aksaray University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, 68100, Aksaray, Turkey
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Wu QY, Yang ZW, Du Y, Ouyang WY, Wang WL. The promotions on radical formation and micropollutant degradation by the synergies between ozone and chemical reagents (synergistic ozonation): A review. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 418:126327. [PMID: 34116271 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The combination of ozone (O3) and chemical reagents (such as H2O2) shows synergies on the radical formation and micropollutant degradation. The promoting performance was associated with various parameters including chemical reagents, micropollutants, solution pH, and the water matrix. In this review, we summarized existing knowledge on radical formation pathways, radical yields, and radical oxidation for different synergistic ozonation processes in various water matrices (such as groundwater, surface water, and wastewater). The increase of radical yields by synergistic ozonation processes was positively related to the increase of O3-decay, with the increase being 1.1-4.4 folds than ozonation alone (0.2). Thus, synergistic ozonation can promote the degradation rate and efficiency of O3-resistant micropollutants (second order rate constant, kP,O3 < 200 M-1 s-1), but only slightly affects or even minorly inhibits the degradation of O3-reactive micropollutants (kP,O3 > 200 M-1 s-1). The water matrices, such as the dissolved organic matters, negatively suppressed the degradation of micropollutant by quenching O3-oxidation and radical oxidation (i.e. maximum promoting was decreased by 1.3 times), but may positively extend the promoting effects of synergistic ozonation to micropollutants that are more reactive to O3 (i.e. kP,O3 was extended from <200 to <2000 M-1 s-1). The formation of bromate would be increased through increasing radical oxidation by synergistic ozonation, but can be depressed by relative higher H2O2 as the reducing agent of HOBr/OBr- intermediate. The increase in bromate formation by O3/permononsulfate is a considerable concern due to permononsulfate cannot reduce the HOBr/OBr- intermediate.
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- Qian-Yuan Wu
- Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control of Shenzhen, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control of Shenzhen, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- College of Architecture & Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control of Shenzhen, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control of Shenzhen, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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Cordeiro SG, Ziem R, Schweizer YA, Costa B, Kuhn D, Haas P, Weber AC, Heidrich D, Ethur EM, Steffens C, Hoehne L. Degradation of micropollutant cephalexin by ultraviolet (UV) and assessment of residual antimicrobial activity of transformation products. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2021; 84:374-383. [PMID: 34312344 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2021.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cephalexin (CEX) is an antibiotic commonly used to treat bacterial infections in humans and animals. However, it is also a micropollutant. Thus, this study evaluated the degradation of CEX using ultraviolet irradiation (UV-C) and analyzed the by-products as well as their residual antimicrobial activity. A reactor with a mercury vapor lamp was used for the degradation. Irradiated CEX solutions were collected over a period of 4 hours and analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. For the residual antimicrobial activity the susceptibility test was performed using Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli microorganisms by broth microdilution. It was found that CEX, after treatment, generated a metabolite with a mass of 150 m/z in 15 min. A four- and eightfold increase in the minimum inhibitory concentration of the drug against S. aureus and E. coli could be observed, respectively, after 20 min. Therefore, this treatment proved to be effective in the degradation of CEX, being able to degrade 81% of the initial molecule of the drug in 20 min. Furthermore, the antimicrobial activity of the CEX solution decreased as the irradiation time increased, indicating loss of antimicrobial function of the initial CEX molecule and the resulting by-products.
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- Sabrina Grando Cordeiro
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - Univates, Avenida Avelino Talini, 171, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, ZIP CODE: 95914-014, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - Univates, Avenida Avelino Talini, 171, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, ZIP CODE: 95914-014, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - Univates, Avenida Avelino Talini, 171, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, ZIP CODE: 95914-014, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - Univates, Avenida Avelino Talini, 171, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, ZIP CODE: 95914-014, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - Univates, Avenida Avelino Talini, 171, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, ZIP CODE: 95914-014, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - Univates, Avenida Avelino Talini, 171, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, ZIP CODE: 95914-014, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - Univates, Avenida Avelino Talini, 171, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, ZIP CODE: 95914-014, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - Univates, Avenida Avelino Talini, 171, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, ZIP CODE: 95914-014, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - Univates, Avenida Avelino Talini, 171, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, ZIP CODE: 95914-014, Brazil
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- Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Campus Erechim. Avenida Sete de Setembro, 1621 - Fátima, Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, ZIP CODE: 99709-910, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - Univates, Avenida Avelino Talini, 171, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, ZIP CODE: 95914-014, Brazil
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Application and ecotoxicological evaluation of UV-assisted peroxidation for degradation of 17α-ethinylestradiol in aqueous media. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s43153-021-00122-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Dopp E, Pannekens H, Gottschlich A, Schertzinger G, Gehrmann L, Kasper-Sonnenberg M, Richard J, Joswig M, Grummt T, Schmidt TC, Wilhelm M, Tuerk J. Effect-based evaluation of ozone treatment for removal of micropollutants and their transformation products in waste water. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2021; 84:418-439. [PMID: 33622194 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2021.1881854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The aim of this interdisciplinary research project in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany, entitled "Elimination of pharmaceuticals and organic micropollutants from waste water" involved the conception of cost-effective and innovative waste-water cleaning methods. In this project in vitro assays, in vivo assays and chemical analyses were performed on three municipal waste-water treatment plants (WWTP). This publication focuses on the study of the in vitro bioassays. Cytotoxic, estrogenic, genotoxic and mutagenic effects of the original as well as enriched water samples were monitored before and after wastewater treatment steps using MTT and PAN I, ER Calux and A-YES, micronucleus and Comet assays as well as AMES test. In most cases, the measured effects were reduced after ozonation, but in general, the biological response depended upon the water composition of the WWTP, in particular on the formed by-products and concentration of micropollutants. In order to be able to assess the genotoxic and/or mutagenic potential of waste-water samples using bioassays like Ames test, Comet assay or micronucleus test an enrichment of the water sample via solid-phase extraction is recommended. This is in agreement with previous studies such as the "ToxBox"-Project of the Environmental Agency in Germany.
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- Elke Dopp
- Department of Toxicology, IWW Water Center, Mülheim A. D. Ruhr, Germany
- Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Toxicology, IWW Water Center, Mülheim A. D. Ruhr, Germany
- Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Toxicology, IWW Water Center, Mülheim A. D. Ruhr, Germany
- Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Toxicology, IWW Water Center, Mülheim A. D. Ruhr, Germany
- Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Hygiene and Trace Substances, Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology (IUTA), Duisburg, Germany
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- Department of Hygiene, Social and Environmental Medicine, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Hygiene, Social and Environmental Medicine, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Water Hygiene and Toxicology, Umweltbundesamt (UBA), Bad Elster, Germany
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- Department of Toxicology, IWW Water Center, Mülheim A. D. Ruhr, Germany
- Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry, Instrumental Analytical Chemistry (IAC), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Hygiene, Social and Environmental Medicine, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Environmental Hygiene and Trace Substances, Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology (IUTA), Duisburg, Germany
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Silva LGR, Costa EP, Starling MCVM, Dos Santos Azevedo T, Bottrel SEC, Pereira RO, Sanson AL, Afonso RJCF, Amorim CC. LED irradiated photo-Fenton for the removal of estrogenic activity and endocrine disruptors from wastewater treatment plant effluent. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:24067-24078. [PMID: 33439442 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12359-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The goal of this work was to evaluate the performance of the LED irradiated photo-Fenton process on the removal of (i) estrogenic activity and (ii) seven endocrine disruptors (EDs) (4-octylphenol, 4-nonylphenol, bisphenol A, estrone, 17β-estradiol, 17α-ethinylestradiol, and estriol) from real wastewater treatment plant effluent (WWTPE). EDs are a group of contaminants of emerging concern present in WWTPE and which may be recognized by hormone receptors, thus harming animal and human health. The yeast estrogenic screen test (YES) was used to quantify estrogenic activity promoted by EDs in WWTPE samples before and after photo-Fenton treatment. Tests were performed following a factorial design with different iron (20, 40, and 60 mg L-1) and hydrogen peroxide (100, 200, and 300 mg L-1) concentrations in a laboratory scale LED photoreactor (λ = 455 nm, 1.5 L, 1.6 × 10-6 Einstein s-1). EDs were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer. Control experiments consisted of Fenton process, iron only, LED irradiation only, and H2O2 only. Optimum experimental conditions for LED photo-Fenton resulted in 62% removal of estrogenic activity and 59% mineralization. In addition, treated WWTPE was not toxic to Aliivibrio fischeri and more than 80% of EDs were removed during LED irradiated photo-Fenton. Although Fenton process showed similar efficiency to that obtained by LED photo-Fenton, a higher volume of sludge was generated in the dark. Finally, results obtained in this study confirm the applicability of LED irradiated photo-Fenton process for improving the quality of WWTPE as an alternative to solar photo-Fenton in case solar radiation is not available, thus reducing hazards associated to WWTPE reuse or discharge.
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- Lídia Gaudêncio Ribeiro Silva
- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Research Group on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidative Processes (GruPOA), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Presidente Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Research Group on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidative Processes (GruPOA), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Presidente Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Research Group on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidative Processes (GruPOA), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Presidente Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), José Lourenço Kelmer Street, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), José Lourenço Kelmer Street, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), José Lourenço Kelmer Street, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP), Diogo de Vasconcelos Street, 133, Ouro Preto, MG, 35400-000, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP), Diogo de Vasconcelos Street, 133, Ouro Preto, MG, 35400-000, Brazil
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Research Group on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidative Processes (GruPOA), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Presidente Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil.
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Das S, Dagnew M, Ray MB. Anaerobic digestibility of resin acids in primary sludge: Effect of ozone pretreatment. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 262:128316. [PMID: 33182136 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Resin acids in pulp and paper mills wastewater are potentially partitioned in the solids in post-primary clarification due to higher hydrophobicity with log Kow ∼1.74-5.80. They are known to adversely affect anaerobic digestion (AD) process, although the effect has not been quantified deterministically in control studies. The objective of the present work was to determine the effect of untreated and ozonated spiked resin acids on AD of primary sludge. Batch adsorption tests were conducted to determine the solid-liquid partition coefficient (Kd) of resin acids on the primary sludge. Higher Kd was obtained at pH 4; however, it was decreased by 78-98% at pH 8. Thereafter, batch AD of model resin acids in primary sludge using food to microorganism ratio (S0/X) of 0.5gtCOD/gVSSindicated only 15-20% removal of resin acids in the liquid phase anaerobically. While, ozonation in pure water using 0.74-1.48 mg O3/mg tCOD showed >90% reduction of the test resin acids, an ozone dose of 0.52 mg O3/mg tCOD reduced 50-70% spiked resin acids' load to the digester. However, no further removal of resin acids occurred during AD over 30 days. About 42% reduction in methane production compared to the control digestor occurred in the presence of 150 mg/L of resin acids. When treated with 0.52 mg O3/mg tCOD, methane production improved and was comparable to the control digestor, indicating that resin acids may not be detrimental to AD at a concentration range of 45-75 mg/L.
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- Sreejon Das
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, London, ON, N6A5B9, Canada.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, ON, N6A5B9, Canada.
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, London, ON, N6A5B9, Canada.
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Perondi T, Michelon W, Basso A, Bohrer JK, Viancelli A, Fonseca TG, Treichel H, Moreira RFPM, Peralta RA, Düsman E, Pokrywiecki TS. Degradation of estriol (E3) and transformation pathways after applying photochemical removal processes in natural surface water. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2020; 82:1445-1453. [PMID: 33079722 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Steroidal hormones such as estriol (E3), are resistant to biodegradation; hence their removal by conventional treatment systems (aerobic and anaerobic) facilities is limited. These substances are detected in surface water, and present risks to the aquatic ecosystem and humans via potential biological activity. Photochemical treatments can be used to remove E3; however, just a few studies have analyzed the kinetics, intermediates, and E3 degradation pathways in natural surface water. In this study, the behavior of E3 under ultraviolet irradiation associated with H2O2, O3 or TiO2 was investigated to determine the degradation potential and the transformation pathways in reactions performed with a natural surface water sample. E3 degradation kinetics (200 ppb) fitted well to the pseudo-first-order kinetics model, with kinetic constant k in the following order: kUV/O3 > kUV/TiO2 > kUV/H2O2 > kUV. The mechanism of degradation using different advanced oxidative processes seemed to be similar and 12 transformation byproducts were identified, with 11 of them being reported here for the first time. The byproducts could be formed by the opening of the aromatic ring and addition of a hydroxyl radical. A possible route of E3 degradation was proposed based on the byproducts identified, and some of the byproducts presented chronic toxicity to aquatic organisms, demonstrating the risks of exposure.
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- T Perondi
- Francisco Beltrão, Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Linha Santa Bárbara, s/n, PR, 85601-970, Paraná, Brazil
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- Concordia, Santa Catarina, Universidade do Contestado, Victor Sopelsa, 3000, 89711-330, Concórdia, SC, Brazil E-mail:
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- Eng. Agronômico Andrei Cristian Ferreira, Federal University of Santa Catarina, s/n - Trindade, Florianópolis - SC, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Francisco Beltrão, Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Linha Santa Bárbara, s/n, PR, 85601-970, Paraná, Brazil
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- Concordia, Santa Catarina, Universidade do Contestado, Victor Sopelsa, 3000, 89711-330, Concórdia, SC, Brazil E-mail:
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- Concordia, Santa Catarina, Universidade do Contestado, Victor Sopelsa, 3000, 89711-330, Concórdia, SC, Brazil E-mail:
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- Federal University of Fronteira Sul, RS-135, 200 - Zona Rural, Erechim - RS, 99700-000, Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Eng. Agronômico Andrei Cristian Ferreira, Federal University of Santa Catarina, s/n - Trindade, Florianópolis - SC, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Eng. Agronômico Andrei Cristian Ferreira, Federal University of Santa Catarina, s/n - Trindade, Florianópolis - SC, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Francisco Beltrão, Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Linha Santa Bárbara, s/n, PR, 85601-970, Paraná, Brazil
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- Francisco Beltrão, Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Linha Santa Bárbara, s/n, PR, 85601-970, Paraná, Brazil
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Hernández-Abreu AB, Álvarez-Torrellas S, Águeda VI, Larriba M, Delgado JA, Calvo PA, García J. Enhanced removal of the endocrine disruptor compound Bisphenol A by adsorption onto green-carbon materials. Effect of real effluents on the adsorption process. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2020; 266:110604. [PMID: 32310125 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The high exposure to the endocrine disrupting compounds (EDC) in water represents a relevant issue for the health of living beings. The xenoestrogen Bisphenol A (BPA), a suspected EDC, is an industrial additive broadly used for manufacturing polycarbonate and epoxy resins. Due to its harmful effect in humans and the aquatic environment, an efficient method to remove BPA from wastewater is urgently required. The present work aims to study the adsorption of BPA from aqueous solutions onto carbonaceous materials, e.g., a synthesized carbon xerogel (RFX), a chemical-activated carbon from Kraft lignin (KLP) and a commercial activated carbon (F400) for comparative purposes. Batch kinetic and adsorption tests of BPA in ultrapure water were accomplished, finding higher adsorption capacities of BPA onto both F400 activated carbon (qsat = 407 mg g-1) and the biochar KLP (qsat = 220 mg g-1), versus to that obtained for the xerogel (qsat = 78 mg g-1). Furthermore, kinetic experiments revealed faster kinetic adsorption for RFX and KLP materials, achieving the equilibrium time within 24 h, attributed to their more-opened porous structure. Pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, Elovich, intra-particle diffusion and film diffusion models were used to fit the experimental data. Thus, the BPA adsorption isotherms were analysed by Langmuir, Freundlich, Sips, Redlich-Peterson and Dual-site Langmuir (DLS) isotherm models.In addition, the influence of different aqueous matrices, such as a hospital wastewater, a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent and a river water, on BPA removal efficiency has been explored. These adsorption tests revealed a clear competitive effect between the target compound (BPA) and the natural organic matter content (NOM) present in the matrices for the active sites, resulting in a high decreasing of BPA adsorption removal.
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- A B Hernández-Abreu
- Catalysis and Separation Processes Group, Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Chemistry Sciences Faculty, Complutense University, Avda. Complutense s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Catalysis and Separation Processes Group, Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Chemistry Sciences Faculty, Complutense University, Avda. Complutense s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Catalysis and Separation Processes Group, Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Chemistry Sciences Faculty, Complutense University, Avda. Complutense s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Catalysis and Separation Processes Group, Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Chemistry Sciences Faculty, Complutense University, Avda. Complutense s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Catalysis and Separation Processes Group, Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Chemistry Sciences Faculty, Complutense University, Avda. Complutense s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- I+D+i biocombustibles, ENCE, Energía y Celulosa, C/ Lourizán s/n, 36153, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Catalysis and Separation Processes Group, Chemical Engineering and Materials Department, Chemistry Sciences Faculty, Complutense University, Avda. Complutense s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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Wang Z, Zhang Y, Li K, Sun Z, Wang J. Enhanced mineralization of reactive brilliant red X-3B by UV driven photocatalytic membrane contact ozonation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 391:122194. [PMID: 32044632 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The partial oxidation on refractory organics in ozonation process and the poor performance of mass transfer between ozone (O3) phase and liquid phase by common O3 distribution techniques inhibit the practical application of O3. To overcome these defects, hollow fiber membrane was applied in membrane contact ozonation (MCO)-UV process for the reactive brilliant red X-3B (RBRX-3B) degradation. The efficiency of mass transfer was guaranteed due to the enormous gas/liquid contact area supplied in this bubble-less O3 transfer process. UV photolysis not only significantly improved the O3 utilization efficiency but also accelerated the mineralization of RBRX-3B by promoting O3 to decompose to hydroxyl radicals (OH). When 15 mg/L of O3 was supplied at flow rate of 0.2 L/min, and a liquid velocity of 0.453 m/s, the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal and total organic carbon (TOC) removal reached 90 % and 77 %, respectively. The rate constant for TOC removal in the MCO-UV process (7.89 × 10-3 min-1) was 3.08 and 6.12 times higher than that in MCO and UV photolysis processes, respectively. Furthermore, the mineralization efficiency (ΔCOD/ΔO3 = 0.84 mg/mg) and electrical energy per mass (EEM = 4.7 kW h/kg) were calculated and these results indicated a promising future for the MCO-UV process.
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- Zhiyong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Application for Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Morsi R, Bilal M, Iqbal HMN, Ashraf SS. Laccases and peroxidases: The smart, greener and futuristic biocatalytic tools to mitigate recalcitrant emerging pollutants. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 714:136572. [PMID: 31986384 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Revised: 01/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Various organic pollutants so-called emerging pollutants (EPs), including active residues from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, surfactants, hormones, and personal care products, are increasingly being detected in numerous environmental matrices including water. The persistence of these EPs can cause adverse ecological and human health effects even at very small concentrations in the range of micrograms per liter or lower, hence called micropollutants (MPs). The existence of EPs/MPs tends to be challenging to mitigate from the environment effectively. Unfortunately, most of them are not removed during the present-day treatment plants. So far, a range of treatment processes and degradation methods have been introduced and deployed against various EPs and/or MPs, such as ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) and enzyme-based treatments coupled with membrane filtrations. To further strengthen the treatment processes and to overcome the EPs/MPs effective removal dilemma, numerous studies have revealed the applicability and notable biocatalytic potentialities of laccases and peroxidases to degrade different classes of organic pollutants. Exquisite selectivity and unique catalytic properties make these enzymes powerful biocatalytic candidates for bio-transforming an array of toxic contaminants to harmless entities. This review focuses on the use of laccases and peroxidases, such as soybean peroxidase (SBP), horseradish peroxidase (HRP), lignin peroxidase (LiP), manganese peroxidase (MnP), and chloroperoxidase (CPO) as a greener oxidation route towards efficient and effective removal or degradation of EPs/MPs.
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- Rana Morsi
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
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- School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China.
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Science, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, NL CP 64849, Mexico.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Zhu N, Li C, Bu L, Tang C, Wang S, Duan P, Yao L, Tang J, Dionysiou DD, Wu Y. Bismuth impregnated biochar for efficient estrone degradation: The synergistic effect between biochar and Bi/Bi 2O 3 for a high photocatalytic performance. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 384:121258. [PMID: 32028547 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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An innovative advanced oxidation process was successfully developed to photocatalytic-degradation of estrone through the synergistic effect of biochar and Bi/Bi2O3 in bismuth-containing photocatalytic biochar (BiPB). The highest reaction rate constant (kobs) of estrone degradation by BiPB was 0.045 min-1 under the conditions of initial concentration of estrone =10.4 μmol L-1, [BiPB] =1 g L-1, pH = 7.0. The kobs was almost tenfold and more than 20 times than that of biochar without bismuth impregnation and pristine Bi/Bi2O3, respectively. The best photocatalytic performance of BiPB composites for the degradation of estrone was primarily attributed to generation of OH radicals. Impregnation of bismuth helped control the concentration of persistent free radicals (PFRs) and develop a hierarchical porous structure of biochar. The presence of biochar facilitated pre-concentration estrone on BiPB and improved the separation and transfer efficiency of charge carriers. The synergistic effect between biochar and Bi/Bi2O3 contributed to the generation of OH radicals for estrone degradation under neutral pH conditions. The transformation pathway of estrone was also proposed based on the measured transformation products in the presence of BiPB. The high efficiency of BiPB composites indicated that this easily-obtained material was promising for estrone-wastewater treatment applications as a low-cost composite photocatalyst.
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- Ningyuan Zhu
- Zigui Ecological Station for Three Gorges Dam Project, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China; Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (ChEE), 705 Engineering Research Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012 USA; College of Resource and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China; Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (ChEE), 705 Engineering Research Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Building Safety and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Education, Department of Water Engineering and Science, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China; Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (ChEE), 705 Engineering Research Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012 USA
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- College of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Hubei Yichang 443002, China
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- Zigui Ecological Station for Three Gorges Dam Project, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China; College of Resource and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Security for Water Source, Region of Mid-line of South-to-North Diversion Project, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, Henan, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Security for Water Source, Region of Mid-line of South-to-North Diversion Project, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, Henan, China
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- Zigui Ecological Station for Three Gorges Dam Project, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (ChEE), 705 Engineering Research Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012 USA
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- Zigui Ecological Station for Three Gorges Dam Project, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China; College of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Hubei Yichang 443002, China.
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Vaddadi LP, Avisar D, Vadivel VK, Menashe O, Kurzbaum E, Cohen-Yaniv V, Mamane H. LP-UV-Nano MgO 2 Pretreated Catalysis Followed by Small Bioreactor Platform Capsules Treatment for Superior Kinetic Degradation Performance of 17α-Ethynylestradiol. MATERIALS 2019; 13:ma13010083. [PMID: 31877935 PMCID: PMC6982337 DOI: 10.3390/ma13010083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A successful attempt to degrade synthetic estrogen 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2) is demonstrated via combining photocatalysis employing magnesium peroxide (MgO2)/low-pressure ultraviolet (LP-UV) treatment followed by biological treatment using small bioreactor platform (SBP) capsules. Reusable MgO2 was synthesized through wet chemical synthesis and extensively characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) for phase confirmation, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for elemental composition, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) to explain a specific surface area, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging surface morphology, and UV-visible (Vis) spectrophotometry. The degradation mechanism of EE2 by MgO2/LP-UV consisted of LP-UV photolysis of H2O2 in situ (produced by the catalyst under ambient conditions) to generate hydroxyl radicals, and the degradation extent depended on both MgO2 and UV dose. Moreover, the catalyst was successfully reusable for the removal of EE2. Photocatalytic treatment by MgO2 alone required 60 min (~1700 mJ/cm2) to remove 99% of the EE2, whereas biodegradation by SBP capsules alone required 24 h to remove 86% of the EE2, and complete removal was not reached. The sequential treatment of photocatalysis and SBP biodegradation to achieve complete removal required only 25 min of UV (~700 mJ/cm2) and 4 h of biodegradation (instead of >24 h). The combination of UV photocatalysis and biodegradation produced a greater level of EE2 degradation at a lower LP-UV dose and at less biodegradation time than either treatment used separately, proving that synergetic photocatalysis and biodegradation are effective treatments for degrading EE2.
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- Lakshmi Prasanna Vaddadi
- The Water Research Center, Hydrochemistry Laboratory, Porter School for Environment and Earth Sciences, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel;
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- The Water Research Center, Hydrochemistry Laboratory, Porter School for Environment and Earth Sciences, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +972-3-6405534
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- The Water Research Center, Environmental Engineering Program, School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel; (V.K.V.); (V.C.-Y.); (H.M.)
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- Water Industry Engineering Department, Achi Racov Engineering School, Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, M.P. Emek Ha’Yarden 15132, Israel
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- Shamir Research Institute, University of Haifa, P.O. Box 97, Qatzrin 12900, Israel;
- Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel
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- The Water Research Center, Environmental Engineering Program, School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel; (V.K.V.); (V.C.-Y.); (H.M.)
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- The Water Research Center, Environmental Engineering Program, School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel; (V.K.V.); (V.C.-Y.); (H.M.)
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Sari Erkan H, Chormey DS, Caglak A, Dalgic Bozyigit G, Maltepe E, Onkal Engin G, Bakırdere S. Binary Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction Strategy for Accurate and Precise Determination of Micropollutants in Lake, Well and Wastewater Matrices. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2019; 103:841-847. [PMID: 31595322 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-019-02722-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, a binary mixture in dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction was used for the preconcentration and determination of selected pesticides, pharmaceutical and hormone by GC-MS. A Box-Behnken experimental design was used to optimize the amounts of binary mixture, dispersive solvent and salt. The optimum parameters obtained were dichloromethane/1,2-dichloroethane binary mixture (200 µL), ethanol (2.0 mL) and potassium nitrate (1.0 g). Analytical performance of each analyte was determined under the optimum conditions and the lowest and highest detection limits calculated were 0.43 and 5.9 ng/mL. Low relative standard deviations were obtained even in the lowest concentrations in linear calibration plots, signifying high precision for the sample preparation procedure and instrumental measurement. Accuracy of the developed method and applicability to real samples was tested on well, lake, hospital and municipal wastewater. The percent recoveries acquired at different spiked concentrations were satisfactory (89%-108%), validating the accuracy of the method for the quantification of the analytes in the selected matrices.
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- Hanife Sari Erkan
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa, Esenler, 34210, İstanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Art and Science, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa, Esenler, 34210, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa, Esenler, 34210, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa, Esenler, 34210, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Art and Science, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa, Esenler, 34210, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa, Esenler, 34210, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Art and Science, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa, Esenler, 34210, İstanbul, Turkey
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Zhao X, Grimes KL, Colosi LM, Lung WS. Attenuation, transport, and management of estrogens: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 230:462-478. [PMID: 31121510 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 05/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Overabundance of endocrine disruptors (EDs), such as steroid estrogens, in the natural environment disrupts hormone synthesis in aquatic organisms. Livestock and wastewater outflows contribute measurable quantities of steroid estrogens into the environment where they are picked up and transported via surface runoff and feedlot effluents into water matrices. E1, E2β, E2α, E3 and EE2 are the most prevalent estrogens in these environmental systems. Estrogens in soils and water undergo several concurrent attenuation processes including sorption to particles, biotransformation, photo-transformation, and plant uptake. This review summarizes current studies on the attenuation and transport of steroid estrogens with a focus on estrogen attenuation and transport modeling. The authors use this information to synthesize appropriate strategies for reducing estrogenicity in the environment.
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- Xiaomin Zhao
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Du Y, Li F, Peng Y, Jia S, Lan L, Zhou J, Wang S. Synthesis of Petal-Like MnO 2 Nanosheets on Hollow Fe 3O 4 Nanospheres for Heterogeneous Photocatalysis of Biotreated Papermaking Effluent. MATERIALS 2019; 12:ma12152346. [PMID: 31344818 PMCID: PMC6695756 DOI: 10.3390/ma12152346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Owing to the implementation of increasingly stringent water conservation policies and regulations, the pulp and paper mill industry must make increased efforts to meet the limits for pollutant emissions. The primary pretreatment and secondary biochemical treatment methods used currently generally fail to meet the country-specific environmental regulations, and the wastewater must be processed further even after being subjected to secondary biochemical treatments. In this work, we synthesized Fe3O4/MnO2 nanocomposites (FMNs) with a flower-like structure for use in the heterogeneous photocatalytic treatment of biotreated papermaking wastewater. FMNs1.25, which were formed using a KMnO4/Fe3O4 molar ratio of 1.25, could be separated readily using an external magnetic field and exhibited higher photocatalytic activity than those of the other samples as well as MnO2 and Fe3O4. The effects of various experimental parameters on the photocatalytic activity of FMNs1.25, including the initial pH of the wastewater and the catalyst dosage, were determined. The common chemical oxygen demand (CODCr) reduction rate in the case of this sample reached 56.58% within 120 min at a pH of 3, the CODCr of effluent after treatment was 52.10 mg/L. Further, even under neutral conditions, the CODCr of the treated effluent was below the current limit for discharge in China. Moreover, the nanocomposites exhibited good recyclability, and their catalytic activity did not decrease significantly even after five usage cycles. This study should serve as a platform for the fabrication of effective photocatalysts for the advanced treatment of biotreated papermaking effluent and refractory organic wastewater.
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- Yangliu Du
- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, China.
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- School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, Nanning 530004, China
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Mayer BK, Johnson C, Yang Y, Wellenstein N, Maher E, McNamara PJ. From micro to macro-contaminants: The impact of low-energy titanium dioxide photocatalysis followed by filtration on the mitigation of drinking water organics. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 217:111-121. [PMID: 30414543 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This study evaluated strategies targeting macro- and micro-organic contaminant mitigation using low-energy titanium dioxide photocatalysis. Energy inputs of 1, 2, and 5 kWh m-3 resulted in incomplete oxidation of macro-organic natural organic matter, signified by greater reductions of UV254 and specific ultraviolet UV absorbance (SUVA) in comparison to dissolved organic carbon (DOC). The rate of UV254 removal was 3 orders of magnitude greater than the rate of DOC degradation. Incomplete oxidation improved operation of downstream filtration processes. Photocatalysis at 2 kWh m-3 increased the bed life of downstream granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration by 340% relative to direct filtration pretreatment. Likewise, photocatalysis operated ahead of microfiltration decreased fouling, resulting in longer filter run times. Using 2 kWh m-3 photocatalysis increased filter run time by 36 times in comparison to direct filtration. Furthermore, levels of DOC and UV254 in the membrane permeate improved (with no change in removal across the membrane) using low-energy photocatalysis pretreatments. While high-energy UV inputs provided high levels of removal of the estrogenic micro-organics estrone (E1), 17β-estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), and 17α-ethynlestradiol (EE2), low-energy photocatalysis did not enhance removal of estrogens beyond levels achieved by photolysis alone. In the cases of E1 and E3, the addition of TiO2 as a photocatalyst reduced degradation rates of estrogens compared to UV photolysis. Overall, process electrical energy per order magnitude reductions (EEOs) greatly improved using photocatalysis, versus photolysis, for the macro-organics DOC, UV254, and SUVA; however, energy required for removal of estrogens was similar between photolysis and photocatalysis.
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- Brooke K Mayer
- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, USA.
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, USA
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, USA
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, USA
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, USA
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, USA
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Alneyadi AH, Rauf MA, Ashraf SS. Oxidoreductases for the remediation of organic pollutants in water - a critical review. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2018; 38:971-988. [PMID: 29385838 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2017.1423275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Water contamination by various recalcitrant organic aromatic compounds is an emerging environmental issue that is increasingly attracting the attention of environmental scientists. A great majority of these recalcitrant pollutants are industrial wastes, textile dyes, pharmaceuticals, hormones, and personal care products that are discharged into wastewater. Not surprisingly, various chemical, physical, and biological strategies have been proposed and developed to remove and/or degrade these pollutants from contaminated water bodies. Biological approaches, specifically using oxidoreductase enzymes (such as peroxidases and laccases) for pollutant degradation are a relatively new and a promising research area that has potential advantages over other methods due to their higher efficiency and the ease of handling. This review focuses on the application of different classes of oxidoreductase enzymes to degrade various classes of organic pollutants. In addition to classifying these enzymes based on structural differences, the major factors that can affect their remediation ability, such as the class of peroxidases employed, pH, molecular structure of the pollutant, temperature, and the presence of redox mediators are also examined and discussed. Interestingly, a literature survey combined with our unpublished data suggests that "peroxidases" are a very heterogeneous and diverse family of enzymes and have different pH profiles, temperature optima, thermal stabilities, requirements for redox mediators, and substrate specificities as well as varying detoxification abilities. Additionally, remediation of real-life polluted samples by oxidoreductases is also highlighted as well as a critical look at current challenges and future perspectives.
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- b Department of Chemistry , College of Science, UAE University , Al-Ain , UAE
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- b Department of Chemistry , College of Science, UAE University , Al-Ain , UAE
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Toxicity reduction and improved biodegradability of benzalkonium chlorides by ozone/hydrogen peroxide advanced oxidation process. Sep Purif Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2017.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Azaïs A, Mendret J, Petit E, Brosillon S. Influence of volumetric reduction factor during ozonation of nanofiltration concentrates for wastewater reuse. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 165:497-506. [PMID: 27681105 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Revised: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Global population growth induces increased threat on drinking water resources. One way to address this environmental issue is to reuse water from wastewater treatment plant. The presence of pathogenic microorganisms and potentially toxic organic micropollutants does not allow a direct reuse of urban effluents. Membrane processes such reverse osmosis (RO) or nanofiltration (NF) can be considered to effectively eliminate these pollutants. The integration of membrane processes involves the production of concentrated retentates which require being disposed. To date, no treatment is set up to manage safely this pollution. This work focuses on the application of ozonation for the treatment of NF retentates in the framework of the wastewater reuse. Ozonation is a powerful oxidation process able to react and degrade a wide range of organic pollutants. Four pharmaceutical micropollutants were selected as target molecules: acetaminophen, carbamazepine, atenolol and diatrozic acid. This study highlighted that NF represents a viable alternative to the commonly used RO process ensuring high retention at much lower operating costs. Ozonation appears to be effective to degrade the most reactive pollutants toward molecular ozone but is limited for the reduction of refractory ozone pollutants due to the inhibition of the radical chain by the high content of organic matter in the retentates. The ozonation process appears to be a promising NF retentate treatment, but additional treatments after ozonation are required to lead to a zero liquid discharge treatment scheme.
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- Antonin Azaïs
- Institut Européen des Membranes, Université Montpellier, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, Université Montpellier, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, Université Montpellier, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes, Université Montpellier, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095, Montpellier, France.
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Wang J, Wang S. Removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from wastewater: A review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2016; 182:620-640. [PMID: 27552641 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 552] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are emerging pollutants which might pose potential hazards to environment and health. These pollutants are becoming ubiquitous in the environments because they cannot be effectively removed by the conventional wastewater treatment plants due to their toxic and recalcitrant performance. The presence of PPCPs has received increasing attention in recent years, resulting in great concern on their occurrence, transformation, fate and risk in the environments. A variety of technologies, including physical, biological and chemical processes have been extensively investigated for the removal of PPCPs from wastewater. In this paper, the classes, functions and the representatives of the frequently detected PPCPs in aquatic environments were summarized. The analytic methods for PPCPs were briefly introduced. The removal efficiency of PPCPs by wastewater treatment plants was analyzed and discussed. The removal of PPCPs from wastewater by physical, chemical and biological processes was analyzed, compared and summarized. Finally, suggestions are made for future study of PPCPs. This review can provide an overview for the removal of PPCPs from wastewater.
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- Jianlong Wang
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Radioactive Waste Treatment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Radioactive Waste Treatment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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Cédat B, de Brauer C, Métivier H, Dumont N, Tutundjan R. Are UV photolysis and UV/H2O2 process efficient to treat estrogens in waters? Chemical and biological assessment at pilot scale. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 100:357-366. [PMID: 27214348 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this study, UV based treatments were implemented at pilot scale to assess their ability to remove hormones from treated wastewater, especially with the view to equip small and medium size Wastewater Treatment Plants (WTPs). To this end, the degradation of a mixture of estrogenic hormones (Estrone (E1), β-Estradiol (E2), and 17α-Ethinyl Estradiol (EE2)) in waters by UV photolysis and UV/H2O2 process was investigated in real conditions. A particular attention was paid at designing a well validated laboratory scale pilot in order to optimise oxidant concentrations and UV fluence. A Low pressure lamp (254 nm) was used in a flow through commercial reactor. The effects of water matrices (drinking water and treated wastewater) and H2O2 concentrations (10, 40, and 90 mg/L) on the pilot efficiency were first determined. Only E1 could be partially degraded by UV photolysis whereas hormones were all well removed by UV/H2O2 process in both matrices. The second part of the study focused on a chemical and biological assessment of UV photolysis and UV/H2O2 process (30 and 50 mg/L). Degradation rate constants of hormones as well as changes in estrogenic activity (YES bioassay) and toxicity (Vibrio fischeri) were followed at the same time. UV photolysis could not remove neither estrogens nor estrogenic activity at relevant UV fluence in waters. However 80% of initial estrogenic compounds and estrogenic activity could be removed from treated wastewater by combining UV fluence of 423 and 520 mJ/cm(2) with 50 and 30 mg/L of H2O2, respectively. No high estrogenic or toxic by-products were detected by the two bioassays following UV photolysis or UV/H2O2 process. Operating costs were estimated for a full scale pilot. H2O2 was the major cost. By combining the appropriate concentration of H2O2 and UV fluence, it could be possible to design a cost effective treatment for treating estrogens in small and medium size WTPs.
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- Bruno Cédat
- COMAP WT, Z.A les petis champs, 26120 Montélier, France; INSA Lyon, DEEP, 34 Avenue des Arts, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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- INSA Lyon, DEEP, 34 Avenue des Arts, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- INSA Lyon, DEEP, 34 Avenue des Arts, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- IRSTEA Lyon-Villeurbanne, UR MAEP, Laboratoire écotoxicologie, 5 rue de la Doua CS 70077, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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Barbosa MO, Moreira NFF, Ribeiro AR, Pereira MFR, Silva AMT. Occurrence and removal of organic micropollutants: An overview of the watch list of EU Decision 2015/495. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 94:257-279. [PMID: 26967909 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 408] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Although there are no legal discharge limits for micropollutants into the environment, some regulations have been published in the last few years. Recently, a watch list of substances for European Union-wide monitoring was reported in the Decision 2015/495/EU of 20 March 2015. Besides the substances previously recommended to be included by the Directive 39/2013/EU, namely two pharmaceuticals (diclofenac and the synthetic hormone 17-alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE2)) and a natural hormone (17-beta-estradiol (E2)), the first watch list of 10 substances/groups of substances also refers three macrolide antibiotics (azithromycin, clarithromycin and erythromycin), other natural hormone (estrone (E1)), some pesticides (methiocarb, oxadiazon, imidacloprid, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, clothianidin, acetamiprid and triallate), a UV filter (2-ethylhexyl-4-methoxycinnamate) and an antioxidant (2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol) commonly used as food additive. Since little is known about the removal of most of the substances included in the Decision 2015/495/EU, particularly regarding realistic concentrations in aqueous environmental samples, this review aims to: (i) overview the European policy in the water field; (ii) briefly describe the most commonly used conventional and advanced treatment processes to remove micropollutants; (iii) summarize the relevant data published in the last decade, regarding occurrence and removal in aqueous matrices of the 10 substances/groups of substances that were recently included in the first watch list for European Union monitoring (Decision 2015/495/EU); and (iv) highlight the lack of reports concerning some substances of the watch list, the study of un-spiked aquatic matrices and the assessment of transformation by-products.
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- Marta O Barbosa
- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Electrochemical degradation of estrone using a boron-doped diamond anode in a filter-press reactor. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.09.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Frontistis Z, Kouramanos M, Moraitis S, Chatzisymeon E, Hapeshi E, Fatta-Kassinos D, Xekoukoulotakis NP, Mantzavinos D. UV and simulated solar photodegradation of 17α-ethynylestradiol in secondary-treated wastewater by hydrogen peroxide or iron addition. Catal Today 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2014.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cong VH, Sakakibara Y. Continuous treatments of estrogens through polymerization and regeneration of electrolytic cells. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 285:304-310. [PMID: 25528228 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2014] [Revised: 11/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study proposes a novel electrolytic method for simultaneous removal of trace estrogens and regeneration of electrolytic cells for long-term wastewater treatment. Continuous treatments of estrogens estrone (E1), 17β-estradiol (E2) and 17α-ethinyl estradiol (EE2) were theoretically and experimentally studied using an electrolytic reactor equipped with a multi-packed granular glassy carbon electrode reactor. Experimental results demonstrated that E1, E2 and EE2 were effectively removed through electro-polymerization on the granular glassy carbon (and Pt/Ti) anode counter. Polymer formed during continuous treatment was quickly decomposed and electrodes were regenerated completely by ˙OH radicals produced through the reduction of ozone. Calculated overall energy consumptions were less than 10 Wh/m(3), demonstrating extremely low energy consumptions. In addition, a mathematical model developed based on the limiting mass transfer rate and post-regeneration could represent general trends in time series data observed in experiments.
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- Vo Huu Cong
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.
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Photocatalytic properties of BiVO4 synthesized by microwave-assisted hydrothermal method under simulated sunlight irradiation. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-015-1932-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Alfaya E, Iglesias O, Pazos M, Sanromán MA. Environmental application of an industrial waste as catalyst for the electro-Fenton-like treatment of organic pollutants. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra15934a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The application of acid mine drainage sludge (AMDS), an industrial waste with high metal content, as catalyst for the electro-Fenton-like technology on the treatment of organic polluted effluents has been investigated.
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- Elena Alfaya
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Vigo
- Isaac Newton Building
- Campus As Lagoas
- Vigo
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Vigo
- Isaac Newton Building
- Campus As Lagoas
- Vigo
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Vigo
- Isaac Newton Building
- Campus As Lagoas
- Vigo
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Vigo
- Isaac Newton Building
- Campus As Lagoas
- Vigo
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