Removal of emerging contaminants from wastewater through pilot plants using intermittent sand/coke filters for its subsequent reuse.
Effluents from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are widely recognized as the main source of emerging contaminants (stimulants and antibiotics). In this study, intermittent sand and/or coke filters were installed as a tertiary treatment at the outlet of a secondary settling tank at the WWTP in Medina Sidonia, Spain. Regular sampling followed by solid-phase extraction (SPE) and analysis by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS) showed the complete removal of the concentrations of the emerging contaminants (caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, amoxicillin and penicillin G). Moreover, optimal filtration conditions for the reuse of treated water were presented.
['Egea-Corbacho|Agata|A|', 'Gutiérrez|Santiago|S|', 'Quiroga|José María|JM|']
D003077:Coke D005374:Filtration D013030:Spain D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid D062065:Waste Water D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
Emerging contaminants Sand Filters Coke and reuse