| Literature DB >> 25317971 |
Dalel Belhaj1, Rim Baccar2, Ikram Jaabiri3, Jalel Bouzid3, Moneem Kallel3, Habib Ayadi1, John L Zhou4.
Abstract
Estrogenic compounds have been monitored for one year at an urban sewage treatment plant (STP) located in Tunisia, to evaluate their fate and seasonal variations. The concentrations of these compounds were determined in both wastewater and sludge phases by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Results showed that the highest removal of all estrogens (≥80%) was observed in summer. Mass balance analysis revealed that biodegradation was the predominant removal mechanism. Moreover, the results showed that the removal efficiency of the studied emerging micropollutants and their concentrations in the solid phase of return sludge were much higher in winter and spring than in summer and autumn. These findings were closely related to microbial activity and the concentration of mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSSs). Finally, the findings can be used to help with the modifications that could be implemented in that STP for the improved removal of estrogenic contaminants.Keywords: Estrogenic contaminants; Fate; Micropollutants; Seasonal variation; Sewage treatment plant
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Year: 2014 PMID： 25317971 DOI： 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sci Total Environ ISSN： 0048-9697 Impact factor: 7.963