RT journal article
T1 Removal of emerging contaminants from wastewater through pilot plants using intermittent sand/coke filters for its subsequent reuse
A1 Egea-Corbacho Lopera, Agata
A1 Gutiérrez Ruiz, Santiago
A1 Quiroga Alonso, José María
A2 Tecnologías del Medio Ambiente
K1 Emerging contaminants
K1 Filters
K1 Sand
K1 Coke
K1 Reuse
AB 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.
PB Elsevier
SN 0048-9697
YR 2019
FD 2019-01-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38595
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38595
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 22-sep-2026