Anaerobic treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater: A critical review
| Autor: | Xueqing Shi, Kwok Yii Leong, How Yong Ng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Environmental Engineering Anaerobic respiration Drug Industry 0208 environmental biotechnology Bioengineering 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Wastewater 01 natural sciences Waste Disposal Fluid Bacteria Anaerobic Bioreactors Anaerobic treatment Waste Management and Disposal Effluent Operating cost 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Pollutant Waste management Sewage Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment General Medicine 020801 environmental engineering Anti-Bacterial Agents Activated sludge Environmental science Anaerobic exercise |
| Zdroj: | Bioresource technology. 245 |
| ISSN: | 1873-2976 |
| Popis: | Pharmaceutical wastewaters are usually produced by chemical-synthetic process, and thus contain high levels of organic pollutants, biotoxicity and salinity. Anaerobic technology is a viable option for treating pharmaceutical wastewater owing to its advantages of withstanding high organic-loading, less sludge production and lower operating cost as compared with conventional activated sludge process. In this paper, several types of modern anaerobic or hybrid systems were reviewed on their pollutant reduction performance and operating conditions for treating pharmaceutical wastewater. Meanwhile, the typical predominant microbial populations found in anaerobic process treating pharmaceutical wastewater were summarized. Moreover, the environmental impact of antibiotic residues and health risk of spreading of antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) were also assessed to offer an in-depth understanding of the growing concern on the discharge of treated pharmaceutical effluent. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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