Hormones removal from municipal wastewater using ultrasound

Roudbari, Aliakbar; Rezakazemi, Mashallah

doi:10.1186/s13568-018-0621-4

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“…Municipal wastewaters from domestic and industrial sources can contain a range of different pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Such municipal effluents can be contaminated by the presence of acetaminophen [28]; diclofenac and carbamazepine [29]; ibuprofen, naproxen and triclosan [30]; and hormones [31]. Moreover, wastewater streams were reported to contain not only antibiotics from different classes (β-lactams, sulfonamides, quinolones, tetracyclines, macrolides, etc.…”

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Effect of PHRs and PCPs on Microalgal Growth, Metabolism and Microalgae-Based Bioremediation Processes: A Review

Miazek

Brożek-Płuska

2019

IJMS

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In this review, the effect of pharmaceuticals (PHRs) and personal care products (PCPs) on microalgal growth and metabolism is reported. Concentrations of various PHRs and PCPs that cause inhibition and toxicity to growths of different microalgal strains are summarized and compared. The effect of PHRs and PCPs on microalgal metabolism (oxidative stress, enzyme activity, pigments, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, toxins), as well as on the cellular morphology, is discussed. Literature data concerning the removal of PHRs and PCPs from wastewaters by living microalgal cultures, with the emphasis on microalgal growth, are gathered and discussed. The potential of simultaneously bioremediating PHRs/PCPs-containing wastewaters and cultivating microalgae for biomass production in a single process is considered. In the light of reviewed data, the feasibility of post-bioremediation microalgal biomass is discussed in terms of its contamination, biosafety and further usage for production of value-added biomolecules (pigments, lipids, proteins) and biomass as a whole.

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Effect of PHRs and PCPs on Microalgal Growth, Metabolism and Microalgae-Based Bioremediation Processes: A Review

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Brożek-Płuska

2019

IJMS

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“…The green microalgae Selenastrum capricornutum was shown to be effective at removing hormones such as 17β-estradiol and 17α-ethinylestradiol from wastewater. Hormones in wastewater have become a major concern as they are endocrinedisrupting compounds, which can have serious negative effects on human and animal health (Roudbari & Rezakazemi, 2018 (Christenson & Sims, 2011;Hwang et al, 2016;Park et al, 2011;Posadas et al, 2017). Environmental parameters such as light intensity, light period, and temperature play a key role in influencing the performance and cost effectiveness of algal treatment systems.…”

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“…The green microalgae Selenastrum capricornutum was shown to be effective at removing hormones such as 17β‐estradiol and 17α‐ethinylestradiol from wastewater. Hormones in wastewater have become a major concern as they are endocrine‐disrupting compounds, which can have serious negative effects on human and animal health (Roudbari & Rezakazemi, 2018). The algae could remove 17β‐estradiol and 17α‐ethinylestradiol with a removal efficiency of 88–100% and 60–95%, respectively (Hom‐Diaz et al, 2015).…”

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Wastewater treatment by microalgae

Plöhn

Spain

Şirin

et al. 2021

Physiologia Plantarum

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The growth of the world's population increases the demand for fresh water, food, energy, and technology, which in turn leads to increasing amount of wastewater, produced both by domestic and industrial sources. These different wastewaters contain a wide variety of organic and inorganic compounds which can cause tremendous environmental problems if released untreated. Traditional treatment systems are usually expensive, energy demanding and are often still incapable of solving all challenges presented by the produced wastewaters. Microalgae are promising candidates for wastewater reclamation as they are capable of reducing the amount of nitrogen and phosphate as well as other toxic compounds including heavy metals or pharmaceuticals. Compared to the traditional systems, photosynthetic microalgae require less energy input since they use sunlight as their energy source, and at the same time lower the carbon footprint of the overall reclamation process. This mini-review focuses on recent advances in wastewater reclamation using microalgae. The most common microalgal strains used for this purpose are described as well as the challenges of using wastewater from different origins.We also describe the impact of climate with a particular focus on a Nordic climate. | INTRODUCTIONSince the industrial revolution, water pollution has increasingly become a concern to the public and societal authorities. With the development of the industrial world and a growing population, the demands for freshwater are drastically increasing. The global water demand for agriculture, industry, and municipalities is expected to rise by 20-30% by 2050 (Boretti & Rosa, 2019). One of the consequences of this increase is the generation of larger quantities and varieties of wastewaters, contaminated with a wide range and concentrations of chemicals. Besides utilizing several tons of pesticides per year, the agricultural sector also produces considerable amounts of organic waste (Bockstaller et al., 2009), and is one of the most significant sources of water contamination.These pollutants can have dire consequences for the environment and for ecosystems into which they are discharged. Some pollutants, mainly those of organic nature, are generally degradable (either naturally or with the help of microorganisms) and therefore do not cause major problems for the environment. However, some persistent organic pollutants (POPs), typically present in trace amounts, are known to bioaccumulate and exert toxic chronic health effects on animals (Schwarzenbach et al., 2010). Chemical Martin Plöhn and Olivia Spain contributed equally to this study.

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“…Sludge disintegration process can be defined as pretreatments classified in mechanical, chemical and biological that are applied in order to improve advanced anaerobic sludge stabilization and in order to remove the unwanted pollutants. Most of the studies have shown that ultrasonic disintegration, electrokinetic disintegration and a combination of ultrasonic + electrokinetic + microbubble generation disintegration processes can be efficient in hormones [7][8][9] and pharmaceutical compounds [10][11][12] and even in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons removal. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of some degradation technologies for pharmaceutical (analgesic/anti-inflammatory, antipyretic) compounds (diclofenac, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, piroxicam), estrogenic hormones (estriol, equilline, estrone, 17 β estradiol, 17 α etinilestradiol, 17 α estradiol) and the PAHs (naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benz(a)anthracene, chrysene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, benzo(ghi)perylene) in WWTP sludge samples.…”

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Influence of Excess Biological Sludge Disintegration Processes on Pharmaceutical Compounds, Hormones and PAH Concentrations from Anaerobic Stabilized Sludge

Ionescu¹,

Patroescu²,

Ștefănescu³

et al. 2020

Rev. Chim.

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This paper shows the influence of certain biological sludge disintegration processes over the concentrations of emerging pollutants, including classes of structurally different compounds such as pharmaceuticals, hormones and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from anaerobic stabilized sludge. Three processes for sludge disintegration were tested: ultrasonic, ultrasonic + electrokinetic and ultrasonic + electrokinetic + microbubble generation. Activated sludge from an urban wastewater treatment plant was used in the experiments. Both pharmaceuticals from the analgesic and antipyretic classes, as well as the identified hormones (estrone) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), were sensitive to the disintegration processes applied, the experimental results showing the decrease of their concentration correlated with the increase of the disintegration energy.

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Hormones removal from municipal wastewater using ultrasound

Cited by 32 publications

References 53 publications

Effect of PHRs and PCPs on Microalgal Growth, Metabolism and Microalgae-Based Bioremediation Processes: A Review

Effect of PHRs and PCPs on Microalgal Growth, Metabolism and Microalgae-Based Bioremediation Processes: A Review

Wastewater treatment by microalgae

Influence of Excess Biological Sludge Disintegration Processes on Pharmaceutical Compounds, Hormones and PAH Concentrations from Anaerobic Stabilized Sludge

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