Biodegradation of pharmaceuticals in hospital wastewater by a hybrid biofilm and activated sludge system (Hybas)

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 530-531; pp. 383 - 392
• Main Authors: Escolà Casas, Mònica, Chhetri, Ravi Kumar, Ooi, Gordon, Hansen, Kamilla M.S., Litty, Klaus, Christensson, Magnus, Kragelund, Caroline, Andersen, Henrik R., Bester, Kai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.10.2015
• Subjects: Biodegradation, Environmental; Biofilms - growth & development; Hospital wastewater; Hospitals; MBBR; Pharmaceutical Preparations - analysis; Pharmaceuticals; Removal rate constants; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods; Waste Water - chemistry; Waste Water - microbiology; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Pollutants, Chemical - metabolism; X-ray contrast media; X-ray contrast media; MBBR; Hospital wastewater; Removal rate constants; Pharmaceuticals

Hospital wastewater contributes a significant input of pharmaceuticals into municipal wastewater. The combination of suspended activated sludge and biofilm processes, as stand-alone or as hybrid process (hybrid biofilm and activated sludge system (Hybas™)) has been suggested as a possible solution f...