Removal efficiency of emerging micropollutants in biofilter wastewater treatment plants in tropical areas
DEVAULT, Damien Alain
Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques [BOREA]
Ecologie Systématique et Evolution [ESE]
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Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques [BOREA]
Ecologie Systématique et Evolution [ESE]
DEVAULT, Damien Alain
Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques [BOREA]
Ecologie Systématique et Evolution [ESE]
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Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques [BOREA]
Ecologie Systématique et Evolution [ESE]
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EN
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2021-03, vol. 28, n° 9, p. 10940-10966
English Abstract
We studied the removal of 61 emerging micropollutants, including illicit drugs, in a biofilter wastewater treatment plant located in the French Indies (Martinique). Raw wastewater concentrations were the highest for ...Read more >
We studied the removal of 61 emerging micropollutants, including illicit drugs, in a biofilter wastewater treatment plant located in the French Indies (Martinique). Raw wastewater concentrations were the highest for paracetamol followed by caffeine, naproxen, ibuprofen, its metabolite 2-hydroxyibuprofen, atenolol, ketoprofen, furosemide, methylparaben, cocaine, benzoylecgonine, and 11-nor-delta-9-carboxytetrahydrocannabinol (THC-COOH). The calculated removals were better than those reported in the literature, while the cumulative removal efficacy (i.e., removal of the total mass load) was estimated to be 92 ± 4%. However, this good performance may be partly explained by the removal of paracetamol (also named acetaminophen) and caffeine, which represented 86.4% of the total mass load. Our results point to the adsorption of some molecules on sludge, thus raising the question about local soil pollution from sludge spreading.Read less <
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