Abstract:One of the consequences of the increasing diversity of new chemical compounds used in industrialized products is the release of these compounds as micropollutants (MPs) in the environment around the world, particularly in aqueous matrices. Benzophenone (BP) and Diethyl Phthalate (DEP), two MPs of environmental concern due to their potential toxicity are widely used and found with considerable concentrations mostly in wastewaters. Information about the efficiency of biological treatment in removing DEP from the… Show more
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