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Sustainable treatment systems for removal of pharmaceutical residues and other priority persistent substances

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Christian Baresel, Christian Baresel, Christian Baresel, Mila Harding, Mats Ek, Mila Harding, Mats Ek, Heléne Ejhed, Jörgen Magnér, Klara Westling, Ann‐Sofie Allard, Christian Baresel, Ann‐Sofie Allard, Christian Baresel, Klara Westling, Jörgen Magnér, Jörgen Magnér, Jörgen Magnér, Lena Dahlgren, Lena Dahlgren, Klara Westling, Klara Westling, Cajsa Wahlberg, Cajsa Wahlberg, Uwe Fortkamp, Uwe Fortkamp, Sara Söhr, Sara Söhr, Mila Harding, Mila Harding, Jingzhong Fang, Jesper Karlsson, Jesper Karlsson

Summary

This review evaluates sustainable wastewater treatment technologies for removing pharmaceutical residues and other micropollutants before treated water is discharged to the environment. Advanced treatment methods are also applicable to improving microplastic removal from wastewater.

Study Type Environmental

Pharmaceutical residues and other emerging substances commonly summarised as micropollutants pass through wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and end up in the receiving waters and sludge. Many studies have investigated the removal efficiency of various techniques but a holistic evaluation of various relevant treatment alternatives regarding both the removal efficiency for various micropollutants, investment and operating costs, environmental impacts and future comprehensiveness is still lacking. This paper provides the results from a large 3-year project about the evaluation of sustainable treatment systems for removal of various micropollutants or disruptive effects at Swedish WWTPs and their environmental, economic and future sustainability. The presented results are based on our own pilot tests and related assessment and modelling efforts and provide a holistic view on advanced treatment of wastewater for removal of micropollutants.

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