Wastewater treatment : processes, management strategies and environmental/health impacts / editors, Lydia M. Barrett.

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WASTEWATER TREATMENT: PROCESSES, MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL/HEALTH IMPACTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT: PROCESSES, MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL/HEALTH IMPACTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Removal of Pharmaceuticals in Conventional Wastewater Treatment Plants; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Pharmaceuticals Fate in Conventional WWTPs; 3. Occurrence and Removal of Pharmaceuticals in Conventional WWTPs; a) Analgesics and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs; b) Antibiotics; c) Blood Lipid Regulators; d) Beta-Blockers.

E) Psycho/Neuroactive Drugs3.1. Occurrence in WWTP Influents and Effluents and Removal Efficiency; 3.2. Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals in Sewage Sludge; 4. Main Removal Processes for Pharmaceuticals in WWTPs; a) Sorption on Sludge; b) Biodegradation; c) Abiotic Transformation; c1) Photodegradation; 5. Factors Affecting the Removal of Pharmaceuticals in WWTPs; a) Physico-Chemical Properties of Pharmaceuticals; b) Environmental Conditions; c) Wastewater Characteristics; d) Operation Parameters; 6. Alternative/Complementary Removal Technologies in WWTPs; 6.1. Advanced Treatment Technologies.

A) Activated Carbon Adsorptionb) Membrane Processes; b1) Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) for Wastewater Treatment; c) Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP); 6.2. Constructed Wetlands; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Molecular Characterization of Microbial Communities in Constructed Wetlands: The Effect of Plant Species, Organic Matter and Hydraulic Design; Experimental Pilot Plant; Collection of Samples; DNA Extraction; PCR-DGGE Fingerprinting; rRNA Sequencing; Accession Numbers; Quantitative Analyses; Results; Bacterial Community Composition; Analysis of Predominant Bacterial Species by PCR-DGGE.

Bacterial Assemblage Diversity as Revealed by DGGEDifferences between Plant Species Microbial Communities; The Effect of Plants and Hydraulic Design on Microbial Communities; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Assessment of the Presence of Triclosan in Wastewater Treatment Plants in the Czech Republic and Alternative Fungal Treatment; 1Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, ; Prague, Czech Republic; 2DEKONTA a.s, Prague, Czech Republic; 3Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, ; Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic; Abstract.

IntroductionMaterial and Methods; Results and Discussion; Concentrations of TCS and in WWTPs (Pre-Screening); TCS Concentration Course in 24 Hours Experiment; TCS Removal in Bioreactor; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 4: Removal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products from Wastewater; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Occurrence of PPCPs in Aquatic Environments; 2.1. PPCPs in Water Supply Sources; 2.2. PPCPs in Drinking Water; 3. Removal of PPCPs during Treatment Processes; 3.1. Advances Oxidation Processes (AOPs); 3.1.1. Photocatalysis.

Over the past few years, the occurrence of pharmaceutical residues in the environment has attracted great interest regarding the possible harmful effects of many of these pollutants to living organisms. One of the main sources of pharmaceuticals in the environment is the discharge of effluents from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), where their removal is often incomplete. Natural wastewater treatment systems such as constructed wetlands constitute a relevant option to conventional methods due to their efficiency, low establishment costs and reduced operation and management requirements. Thi.

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