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<p>The results of a first campaign of sampling and analyses of emerging micropollutants in the influent (municipal centrate) and effluent of a pilot MBP raceway are reported. The algal population was chiefly made of <italic>Chlorella</italic> spp. and the pilot worked satisfactorily for the removal of nitrogen. 14 emerging micropollutants were analysed. Average removal efficiencies exceeding 80 % were observed for diclofenac, lamotrigine, ketoprofene, clarithromycin. For such compounds the variability of removal efficiency was also reduced, with respect to the other tested molecules, and was particularly low for diclofenac and lamotrigine. Removal efficiencies over 50 % were measured for azithromycin, metoprolol and irbesartan but with strong variability. Lower removal efficiencies were observed for amisulpride and 5-methylbenzotriazole, while for the remaining compounds the concentrations in the effluent were higher than in the influent.</p>
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The results of a first campaign of sampling and analyses of emerging micropollutants in the influent (municipal centrate) and effluent of a pilot MBP raceway are reported. The algal population was chiefly made of Chlorella spp. and the pilot worked satisfactorily for the removal of nitrogen. 14 emerging micropollutants were analysed. Average removal efficiencies exceeding 80 % were observed for diclofenac, lamotrigine, ketoprofene, clarithromycin. For such compounds the variability of removal efficiency was also reduced, with respect to the other tested molecules, and was particularly low for diclofenac and lamotrigine. Removal efficiencies over 50 % were measured for azithromycin, metoprolol and irbesartan but with strong variability. Lower removal efficiencies were observed for amisulpride and 5-methylbenzotriazole, while for the remaining compounds the concentrations in the effluent were higher than in the influent.

First Results on the Removal of Emerging Micropollutants from Municipal Centrate by Microalgae

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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The results of a first campaign of sampling and analyses of emerging micropollutants in the influent (municipal centrate) and effluent of a pilot MBP raceway...

First Results on the Removal of Emerging Micropollutants from Municipal Centrate by Microalgae

Publié en ligne: 04 févr. 2022

Pages: 36 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0004

Mots clés
Emerging micropollutants, microalgae, removal, pilot raceway, wastewater treatment

© 2022 Valeria Mezzanotte et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

First Results on the Removal of Emerging Micropollutants from Municipal Centrate by Microalgae

Publié en ligne: 04 févr. 2022

Pages: 36 - 45

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0004

Mots clésEmerging micropollutants, microalgae, removal, pilot raceway, wastewater treatment

© 2022 Valeria Mezzanotte et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Emerging micropollutants, microalgae, removal, pilot raceway, wastewater treatment