Suspended biofilm carrier and activated sludge removal of acidic pharmaceuticals

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1167-1175

  Falas P ^a   Baillon Dhumez, A ^a   Andersen, H R ^b   Ledin, A ^a   La Cour Jansen, J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biofilm carriers; Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; DRUG PRODUCTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITRIFICATION; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILM CARRIERS; CLOFIBRIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; GEMFIBROZILS; KETOPROFEN; MEFENAMIC ACID; NAPROXENS; PER UNIT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CLOFIBRIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; DRUG; GEMFIBROZIL; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; MEFENAMIC ACID; NAPROXEN; NITRITE; WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DRUG; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUSPENDED LOAD; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACIDITY; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAMMOX BACTERIA; ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PARTITIONING; BIOREACTOR; DRUG DEGRADATION; FLUID BALANCE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SOLID; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 84856092799     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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