%0 Journal Article 
%A Egea-Corbacho Lopera, Agata
%A Gutiérrez Ruiz, Santiago
%A Quiroga Alonso, José María
%T Removal of emerging contaminants from wastewater through pilot plants using intermittent sand/coke filters for its subsequent reuse
%D 2019
%@ 0048-9697
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38595
%X 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.
%K Emerging contaminants
%K Filters
%K Sand
%K Coke
%K Reuse
%~ Universidad de Cádiz