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Assessment of health risks associated with the consumption of wastewater-irrigated vegetables in urban areas
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Present state of sewage and wastewater treatment plants in the polish coast of Baltic sea.
PublikacjaW pracy przedstawiono stan gospodarki ściekowej w czterech strefach polskiego wybrzeża Bałtyku: Zalewu Wiślanego, Zatoki Gdańskiej z Zatoką Pucką, strefy otwartego morza oraz Zalewu Szczecińskiego. Wymienione strefy scharakteryzowano pod względem hydrologicznym oraz przedstawiono charakterystykę i efektywność pracy oczyszczalni ścieków zlokalizowanych na terenie każdej z nich. Ponadto, oszacowano inne, istotnie ważne źródła zanieczyszczeń...
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Nitrogen monitoring in atmospheric deposition and its removal from municipal and industrial wastewater
PublikacjaBadano zmiany stężenia azotu w opadach atmosferycznych oraz warunki usuwania azotu ze ścieków komunalnych i przemysłowych. Badano wpływ wybranych sulfonamidów na proces nitryfikacji oraz oznaczano ich stopień biodegradacji. Stwierdzono, że sulfonamidy są substancjami, które hamują procesy biologicznego oczyszczania ścieków, jak również w niskim stopniu ulegają biodegradacji.
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The utilization of sludge generated in coagulation of fish processing wastewater for liquid feed production
PublikacjaWykorzystano koagulację do wydzielenia ze ścieków z przemysłu rybnego białek i tłuszczów. Uzyskany osad pokoagulacyjny dodawano do produkcji rybnych hydrolizatów białkowych. Zmodyfikowano proces wytwarzania rybnych hydrolizatów z wykorzystaniem kwasów siarkowego (VI) oraz ortofosforowego (V).
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Framework for the use of odour wheels to manage odours throughout wastewater biosolids processing
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Present state of sewage and wastewater treatment plants in the polish coast of Baltic Sea
PublikacjaIn the paper the state of art of wastewater management in four zones of Polish Baltic Sea coast: the Vistula Lagoon, the Bay of Gdansk and Bay of Puck, the open sea zone and the Szczecin Lagoon, is discussed. Hydrological characteristics of these four zones as well as characteristics and operation effectiveness of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) located there, are presented.
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Application of pH measurements for the following the course of biological treatment of wastewater and its control
PublikacjaZaprezentowano wyniki badań przeprowadzonych w skali laboratoryjnej w reaktorze imitującym działanie reaktora SBR. Oczyszczaniu poddano ścieki syntetyczne z dodatkiem glukozy. W trakcie oczyszczania ścieków monitorowano zmiany pH, redox, przewodności oraz stężenia azotu amonowego, azotanów i fosforanów. Stwierdzono korelację między pH i zmianami stężenia fosoranów oraz brak podobnej zależności dla związków azotowych.
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Impact of influent wastewater quality on nitrogen removal rates in multistage treatment wetlands
PublikacjaNitrogen removal in treatment wetlands is influenced by many factors, and the presence of electron donors (biodegradable organic matter) and electron acceptors (nitrate ions) is the main limiting one; for obtaining these conditions, multistage treatment wetlands (MTWs) are required, where an extensive nitrification can be obtained in the first stages under aerobic conditions leaving then to the following anoxic/anaerobic stages...
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Nitrogen conversion during treatment of various type of wastewater in multistage treatment wetlands
PublikacjaThe objective of this investigation was to recognize nitrogen speciation during wastewater treatment in three multistage TWs (MTWs), which are assuming more a most effective in nitrogen removal than single stage TWs. Carried out investigations and analysis enable for determination of conditions, relationships and processes responsible for nitrogen conversions in subsequent stages of MTWs. In treated wastewater and reject water...
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Application of fuzzy neural network for supporting measurements and control in a wastewater treatment plant
PublikacjaOczyszczanie ścieków jest jednym z ważniejszych aspektów ochrony środowiska. Nowoczesne systemy kontroli w oczyszczalniach ścieków pozwalają na poprawę jakości procesu oczyszczania redukując jednocześnie koszty. Systemy kontroli i optymalizacji jakie odkilku lat opracowuje się dla oczyszczalni ścieków, bazują zazwyczaj na skomplikowanych modelach matematycznych. Kluczowym problemem w zastosowaniu tych systemów jest duża liczba...
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Model based evaluation of plant improvement at a large wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
PublikacjaIn this work, the effect of the improvement carried out at a large-scale wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) was evaluated, by means of modelling works, with the aim to determine the influence of the modernization over the process performance. After modernization, the energy consumption due to the aeration decreased about a 20% maintaining the effluent quality. In order to double-check the good effluent quality, modelling works were...
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Energy Neutrality Versus Carbon Footprint Minimization In Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants
PublikacjaThe study presents analysis of the carbon footprint (CF) in six medium and large-size municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) located across Poland. The novelty of the presented study is searching the relationship between level of energy neutrality and CF in the case studies. Although energy and CF go hand-in-hand to some degree but moving towards energy neutrality in WWTPs might also lead to an increase in the total CF of...
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Energy neutrality versus carbon footprint minimization in municipal wastewater treatment plants
PublikacjaThis work aimed to compare the carbon footprint (CF) of six full-scale wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The CF was estimated in the range of 23–100 kg CO2e per population equivalent. In the total CF, the direct emissions held the highest share (62–74%) for the plants with energy recovery from biogas. In the plants depending entirely on the power grid, the indirect emissions due to energy consumption dominated the total CF (69–72%)....
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Efficiency of Wastewater Treatment in Single-Family Constructed Wetlands in Kaszuby Lake District
PublikacjaIn the paper results of investigation upon three different configurations of single family treatment wetlands were presented. It was indicated that the application of treatment wetlands for single family effluent is a effective and sustainable solution for wastewater treatment in the rural areas. In spite of the receiving higher concentration of pollutants in comparison to the TWs operated in Europe and USA analysed TWs ensure...
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Pre-feasibility study for treatment wetland application for wastewater treatment in dispersed development
PublikacjaThe aim of the paper is to present the conducted analyses of pre-feasibility study of different approaches for wastewater management in a settlement of 180 persons. In the assessment both technical and economic aspects were analyzed. The costs were calculated for three different and, at the same time, most popular as well as possible technical solutions like: (i) construction of local wastewater treatment plant with gravitational...
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Diversity of fecal coliforms and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in wastewater treatment model plant.
PublikacjaThe occurrence of resistance patterns among wastewater fecal coliforms was determined in the study. Susceptibility of the isolates was tested against 19 antimicrobial agents: aminoglycosides, aztreonam, carbapenems, cephalosporines, b-lactam/b-lactamase inhibitors, penicillines, tetracycline, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and fluoroquinolones. Additionally the removal of resistant isolates was evaluated in the laboratory-scale...
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Determination of short-chain monocarboksylic acids in cattle farm and dairy industry wastewater
PublikacjaThe paper describes application of various techniques to determine short-chain monocarboksylic acids (SCMAs) in samples from the successive steps from milk production: from wastewater from cattle farm to wastewater from dairy industry. Each technique of sample preparation is followed by gas chromatographic analysis.
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Impact of enhanced pretreatment on biological nutrient removal in municipal wastewater treatment plants
PublikacjaThe aim of this study was to determine the effect of enhanced primary treatment on: increasing primary sludge production for increased biogas production; reducing the organic load on downstream biological treatment processes and thereby reducing energy consumption for aeration; denitrification and enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) rates in the activated sludge system. For this purpose, three commercial organic polymers...
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Influence of composition of raw wastewater on removal of nitrogen compounds in multistage treatment wetlands
PublikacjaInfluence of composition of raw wastewater on the efficiency of organic matter and nitrogen removal in multistage treatment wetlands has been examined. Commonly used indicators, like COD/BOD5 and BOD5/TN ratio, determining wastewater susceptibility to biodegradation in conventional treatment technologies were assessed. It was confirmed that multistage treatment wetland may be used for treatment of wastewater with high loads of...
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The Concept of Construction of Hybrid Constructed Wetland for Wastewater Treatment in Roztocze National Park
PublikacjaRoztocze National Park (RNP) is one of 23 national parks in Poland. It was created in 1974 both to protect the natural and cultural heritage as well as to share the park area for science, education and tourism. In caring for the environment, the park removed asbestos coverage, performs thermo-modernization using renewable energy sources by the installation of solar panels and photovoltaic cells on the roofs of buildings, and pellet...
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Experiences with computer simulation at two large wastewater treatment plants in northern Poland
PublikacjaPrzedstawiono wyniki symulacji pracy wielofazowych komór osadu czynnego w stanie ustalonym, uzyskanych za pomocą programu GPS-X. Jako dane wejściowe wykorzystano wyniki oznaczeń konwencjonalnych parametrów wykonywanych w trakcie eksploatacji oczyszczalni ścieków "Dębogórze" w Gdyni i "Wschód" w Gdańsku. Jako parametry kontrolne, służące do porównania wyników pomiarów i obliczeń, wykorzystano stężenie ChZT, azotu amonowego, azotanów...
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Diving boldly into COVID‐19 contaminated wastewater: Eyes at nanotechnology‐assisted solutions
PublikacjaSeveral studies have been directed to find scalable, swift, accurate, and cost-effective strategies for detecting, monitoring, and treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Indeed, the lack of a fast and practical method for detecting the infected regions makes decision-making challenging to combat the critical pandemic-struck situations. The probable ‘wrong’, or rather inadequate, decisions not only have a boomerang effect...
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Application of mechanistic and data-driven models for nitrogen removal in wastewater treatment systems
PublikacjaIn this dissertation, the application of mechanistic and data-driven models in nitrogen removal systems including nitrification and deammonification processes was evaluated. In particular, the influential parameters on the activity of the Nitrospira activity were assessed using response surface methodology (RSM). Various long-term biomass washout experiments were operated in two parallel sequencing batch reactor (SBR) with a different...
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Simultaneous opto-electrochemical monitoring of carbamazepine and its electro-oxidation by-products in wastewater
PublikacjaThe growing human impact on aquatic environments, due to the extensive use of pharmaceuticals and the release of persistent pollutants, makes it necessary to implement new widespread methods for the characterisation and quantification of such contaminants and relative degradation products. Carbamazepine, 5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine-5-carboxamide, (CBZ) is a widely used anti-epileptic drug, characterised by its limited removal by conventional...
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Degradation of 1,4-dioxane by sono-activated persulfates for water and wastewater treatment applications
PublikacjaThis paper presents a hybrid advanced oxidation process (AOP) based on sonocavitational activation of persulfate (PS) for degradation of 1,4-dioxane during wastewater treatment. Application of sono-cavitation effectively convert PS to radical species demonstrating synergistic effect by increasing the reaction rate and reducing the required energy for activation. It is economically feasible and deployed alternative to the direct...
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MXene-based materials for removal of antibiotics and heavy metals from wastewater– a review
PublikacjaAs a novel family of 2D materials, MXenes provide an extensive variety of applications in water and effluent treatment due to their distinctive properties and attractive applicability, including superior electrical conductivity, higher thermal stability, hydrophilicity, and high sorption-reduction capacity. Their excellent sorption selectivity makes them perfect for removing hazardous contaminants. Currently, MXene-based materials...
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Antibiotic resistance in wastewater, does the context matter? Poland and Portugal as a case study
PublikacjaAntibiotic resistance has been considered a major human health threat that may endanger the success of medicine. Recent studies have unveiled worldwide asymmetries of antibiotic resistance occurrence, being factors as diverse as climate, socioeconomic, or antibiotic use possible drivers of such asymmetric distribution. In Europe, where clinical antibiotic resistance is surveyed for more than 20 years, the European Center for Disease...
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Supervisory fuzzy control system for biological processes in sequencing wastewater batch reactor
PublikacjaThe paper proposes the design of the supervisory heuristic fuzzy control system applied to a Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) in the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). Based on real data records and the biological process and aeration system models, a control system for biological processes has been designed. The supervisory control system performs management of the reactor work cycle, determines the phase length, controls the sludge...
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Model of aeration system at biological wastewater treatment plant for control design purposes
PublikacjaThe wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is a dynamic, very complex system, in which the most important control parameter is the dissolved oxygen (DO) con-centration. The air is supplied to biological WWTP by the aeration system. Aera-tion is an important and expensive activity in WWTP. The aeration of sewage ful-fils a twofold role. Firstly, oxygen is provided as the main component for biolog-ical processes. Secondly, it supports...
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A global multinational survey of cefotaxime-resistant coliforms in urban wastewater treatment plants
PublikacjaThe World Health Organization Global Action Plan recommends integrated surveillance programs as crucial strategies for monitoring antibiotic resistance. Although several national surveillance programs are in place for clinical and veterinary settings, no such schemes exist for monitoring antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment. In this transnational study, we developed, validated, and tested a low-cost surveillance and...
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Wastewater treatment by means of Advanced Oxidation Processes at basic pH conditions: A review
PublikacjaAdvanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have been used as an alternative and effective option for treatment of industrial wastewater, especially in the case of the non-biodegradable compounds. Despite of several well developed AOPs, the majority of them are effective only at acidic or neutral pH, namely Fenton related processes, making the list of available effective advanced oxidation technologies strongly limited. In many cases,...
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PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM APPLICATION PHOSLOCK® TO REMOVE PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS FROM WASTEWATER
PublikacjaThe aim of the study is to assess the removal effectiveness of phosphorus compoundsby using lanthanum-modified bentonite. This material was produced by the Australian company Phoslock® Water Solutions Pty Ltd. According to the company, Phoslock® has substantial capacity to bound phosphate anions. The investigation was carried out in steady conditions in laboratory model with beakers. The results of the study are related to the...
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Modelling of wastewater treatment plant for monitoring and control purposes by state - space wavelet networks
PublikacjaMost of industrial processes are nonlinear, not stationary, and dynamical with at least few different time scales in their internal dynamics and hardly measured states. A biological wastewater treatment plant falls into this category. The paper considers modelling such processes for monitorning and control purposes by using State - Space Wavelet Neural Networks (SSWN). The modelling method is illustrated based on bioreactors of...
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Phytotechnology applied to municipal wastewater treatment on irrigated fields of Gdansk (Poland) (1872-1992)
PublikacjaPola nawadniane ściekami w Gdańsku zbudowane zostały w roku 1872 i pracowały do roku 1992. Obejmowały one 320 ha piasków nadmorskich w miejscowości Gdansk Sianki, między Wisloujściem a Stogami. Obciążenie hydrauliczne pól wynosiło początkowqo 3000 mm rocznie, ale stopniowo wzrastało aż do poziomu 8000 mm rocznie. Pola pokryte były monokulturą trawiasta złożoną głównie z perzu, a zagłębieniach terenowych występowała głównie pokrzywa....
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Nitrogen speciation in wastewater treatment plant influents and effluents - the US and Polish case studies
PublikacjaW pracy przedstawiono wyniki pomiarów różnych frakcji azotu w dopływachi odpływach z trzech konwencjonalnych oczyszczalni ścieków w stanie Illinois (USA) i czterech wysokoefektywnych oczyszczalni w północnej Polsce. Azot organiczny rozpuszczony był dominującą frakcją (56-95%) azotu ogólnego w odpływach z oczyszczalni amerykańskich, podczas gdy w odpływach z oczyszczalni polskich stanowił mniej istotną frakcję (19-62%). W jednym...
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Simultaneous Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater Using Modified Sodium Montmorillonite Nanoclay
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Seasonal changes in the concentrations of airborne bacteria emitted from a large wastewater treatment plant
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Potential negative effect of long-term exposure to nitrofurans on bacteria isolated from wastewater
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Application of static headspace gas chromatography for routine analysis of VFAs in cattle farm wastewater
PublikacjaOznaczanie lotnych kwasów tłuszczowych w próbkach środowiskowych jest tematem coraz powszechniej analizowanym z uwagi na ich uciążliwość w środowisku. Celem pracy było wykorzystanie techniki statycznej analizy headspace (HS) w połączeniu z analizą chromatograficzną do oznaczania lotnych kwasów monokarboksylowych w wodnych próbkach środowiskowych pochodzących z hodowli bydła.
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An assessment of wastewater pollution, treatment efficiency and management in a semi-arid urban area of Pakistan
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Phosphate and Nitrate Removal from Coffee Processing Wastewater Using a Photoelectrochemical Oxidation Process
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Intelligent control of integrated wastewater treatment system under full range of operating conditions.
PublikacjaW rozprawie przedstawiono struktury i algorytmy pozwalające na efektywne sterowanie łącznym usuwaniem azotu, fosforu i związków węgla w zintegrowanym systemie ściekowym, w szerokim zakresie jego obciążeń. Obiektem badań była oczyszczalnia ścieków w Kartuzach. Do sterowania tak złożonym i skomplikowanym systemem zaproponowano trójpoziomową i trójwarstwową, hierarchiczną strukturę sterowania. Poziomy sterowania (Nadzorujący, Optymalizacyjny,...
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Cleaning of Ultrafiltration Membranes: Long-Term Treatment of Car Wash Wastewater as a Case Study
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Respiration rate estimation for model predictive control of dissolved oxygen in wastewater treatment plant
PublikacjaRespiration rate is very important parameter for biological processes in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The sequential algorithm for estimate the respiration rate is proposed and investigated. The Kalman filter (KF) is used. Simulation tests for the benchmark WWTP are presented.Respiracja jest bardzo ważnym parametrem dla prawidłowego przebiegu procesów biologicznych w oczyszczalni ścieków. W artykule przedstawiono i zbadano...
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Nitrogen speciation in wastewater treatment plant influents and effluents - the US and Polish case studies
PublikacjaW pracy badano stężenia rozpuszczonego węgla organicznego i rozpuszczonego azotu organicznego. W badanych oczyszczalniach amerykańskich ta forma azotu stanowiła 56-95% azotu organicznego, podczas gdy w polskich oczyszczalniach udział ten był znacznie niższy i wynosił 19-62%.
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Possibilities of Phoslock® application to remove phosphorus compounds from wastewater treated in hybrid wetlands
PublikacjaTreatment wetland technologies for wastewater treatment can be easily applied for removal of all pollutants except phosphorous. They are applicable in a small towns and rural areas, places where conventional wastewater treatment plant cannot properly operate because of common economic constraints. In Poland only the 8% of rural areas are equipped with sewer system, thus treatment wetlands might be an alternative, effective and...
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Characteristics and fate of organic nitrogen in municipal biological nutrient removal wastewater treatment plants
PublikacjaThe aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence and fate of colloidal and dissolved organic nitrogen (CON and DON) across biological nutrient removal (BNR) activated sludge bioreactors. Primary and secondary effluent total nitrogen (TN) measurements and component fractionation, CON and DON concentration profiles across BNR bioreactors, and laboratory batch experiments with the process mixed liquor were carried out at several...
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Application of vertical flow constructed wetlands for highly contaminated wastewater treatment: preliminary results
PublikacjaBasing on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of reject waters (RWC) generated during dewatering of digested sewage sludge on centrifuges in conventional WWTP and municipal landfill leachate (LL), the pilot constructed wetlands for treatment of both types wastewater were designed and built. In the paper the conception, design and assumed treatment efficiencies of the pilot plants are presented. The water balance of the...
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Reliability of nitrogen removal processes in multistage treatment wetlands receiving high-strength wastewater
Publikacjareatment wetlands have been proved to be more effective than conventional treatment processes in case of high-strength wastewater containing high concentrations of ammonium nitrogen and recalcitrant organic matter. In this study nitrogen removal processes and reliability of nitrogen removal at two identical pilot-scale multistage treatment wetlands (MTWs) receiving real, non-synthetic wastewater were discussed. The wastewater discharged...
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Occurrence and seasonal variations of 25 pharmaceutical residues in wastewater and drinking water treatment plants
PublikacjaThousands of tons of pharmaceuticals are introduced into the aqueous environment due to their incomplete elimination during treatment process in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and water treat- ment plants (WTPs). The presence of pharmacologically active compounds in the environment is of a great interest because of their potential to cause negative effects. Furthermore, drugs can undergo different pro- cesses leading to the...