Removal of Endocrine Disrupting Contaminants from Water Using Macroporous Molecularly Imprinted Selective Media

2009 ◽  
pp. 25-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Le Noir ◽  
Fatima Plieva ◽  
Bo Mattiasson
Keyword(s):  
Molecularly Imprinted ◽  
Selective Media ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting

Removal of endocrine disrupting compounds from wastewater using polymer particles

2015 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 176-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Murray ◽  
Banu Örmeci ◽  
Edward P. C. Lai
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Molecularly Imprinted ◽  
Imprinted Polymers ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting ◽  
Wastewater Samples

This study evaluated the use of particles of molecularly imprinted and non-imprinted polymers (MIP and NIP) as a wastewater treatment method for endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). MIP and NIP remove EDCs through adsorption and therefore do not result in the formation of partially degraded products. The results show that both MIP and NIP particles are effective for removal of EDCs, and NIP have the advantage of not being as compound-specific as the MIP and hence can remove a diverse range of compounds including 17-β-estradiol (E2), atrazine, bisphenol A, and diethylstilbestrol. Removal of E2 from wastewater was also tested to determine the effectiveness of NIP in the presence of interfering substances and natural organic matter. Removal of E2 from wastewater samples was high and increased with increasing NIP. NIP represent an effective way of removing a wide variety of EDCs from wastewater.

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