Pharmaceuticals sorption behaviour in granulated cork for the selection of a support matrix for a constructed wetlands system

• Published in: International journal of environmental analytical chemistry Vol. 91; no. 7-8; pp. 615 - 631
• Main Authors: Dordio, Ana V., Gonçalves, Patrícia, Texeira, Dora, Candeias, António José, Castanheiro, José Eduardo, Pinto, Ana P., Carvalho, A.J. Palace
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 15.06.2011; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: Analytical chemistry; Artificial wetlands; biosorbents; carbamazepine; clofibric acid; constructed wetlands; ibuprofen; Pharmaceuticals; Pollutants; Sorption; Water treatment

Biosorbents have been recently gaining importance, with an increasing number of publications on their environmental applications, especially for removal of organic pollutants from aqueous media. The aim of this work was to evaluate the sorption capacity of a biosorbent, namely granulated cork, to re...