NDLI: Removal of micropollutants in WWTP effluent by biological assisted membrane carbon filtration (BioMAC).

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Author	Weemaes, M. Fink, G. Lachmund, C. Magdeburg, A. Stalter, D. Thoeye, C. De Gueldre, G. Van De Steene, B.
Description	Country affiliation: Belgium Author Affiliation: Weemaes M ( Aquafin nv, Dijkstraat 8, 2630 Aartselaar, Belgium. marjoleine.weemaes@aquafin.be)
Abstract	In the frame of the European FP6 project Neptune, a combination of biological activated carbon with ultrafiltration (BioMAC) was investigated for micropollutant, pathogen and ecotoxicity removal. One pilot scale set-up and two lab-scale set-ups, of which in one set-up the granular activated carbon (GAC) was replaced by sand, were followed up during a period of 11 months. It was found that a combination of GAC and ultrafiltration led to an almost complete removal of antibiotics and a high removal (>80%) of most of the investigated acidic pharmaceuticals and iodinated contrast media. The duration of the tests did however not allow to conclude that the biological activation was able to extend the lifetime of the GAC. Furthermore, a significant decrease in estrogenic and anti-androgenic activity could be illustrated. The set-up in which GAC was replaced by sand showed a considerably lower removal efficiency for micropollutants, especially for antibiotics but no influence on steroid activity.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	02731223
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	63
e-ISSN	19969732
Journal	Water Science & Technology
Language	English
Publisher	IWA Publishing
Publisher Date	2011-01-01
Publisher Place	Great Britain (UK)
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Discipline Hydrology Carbon Chemistry Membranes, Artificial Ultrafiltration Methods Water Pollutants Pilot Projects Isolation & Purification Journal Article Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Environmental Engineering Water Science and Technology

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