Biodegradation and Adsorption of Antibiotics in the Activated Sludge Process

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 44; no. 9; pp. 3468 - 3473
• Main Authors: Li, Bing, Zhang, Tong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 01.05.2010
• Subjects: Adsorption; Anti-Bacterial Agents - chemistry; Antibiotics; Applied sciences; Biodegradation; Biodegradation, Environmental; Biological and medical sciences; Biological treatment of waters; Bioremediation; Biotechnology; Cations; Environment and pollution; Environmental science; Exact sciences and technology; Fluoroquinolones - chemistry; Fresh water; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects; Kinetics; Magnesium - chemistry; Mass Spectrometry - methods; Other wastewaters; Pollution; Remediation and Control Technologies; Saline water; Sewage; Sludge; Time Factors; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods; Wastewaters; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Purification; Water treatment and pollution; Hong Kong; Asia; China; Biodegradation; Drug; Activated sludge; Sulfonamide; Biodegradability; Operating conditions; Biological purification; Salinity; Hydrolysis; Persistence; Antibiotic; Adsorption; Batchwise; Volatilization; Micropollutant; Urban waste water; Kinetics; Waste water purification; Organic compounds

The removal of 11 antibiotics of 6 classes, that is, two β-lactams (ampicillin and cefalexin), two sulfonamides (sulfamethoxazole and sulfadiazine), three fluoroquinolones (norfloxacin, ofloxacin, and ciprofloxacin), one tetracyclines (tetracycline), two macorlides (roxithromycin and anhydro-erythro...