scholarly journals Occurrence and fate of 17β-estradiol in water resources and wastewater in Ahvaz, Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 855-866 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds ◽  
Septic Tank ◽  
Karun River ◽  
17Β Estradiol ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries ◽  
Water And Wastewater ◽  
The Mean

<p>Estradiol is known as the indicator of the presence of hormones as Endocrine Disruptor Compounds (EDCs) in water and wastewater. The entrance of these compounds into water resources through daily liquid wastes of societies as well as pharmaceutical industries, ranching, and pathology laboratories leads to an increase in their concentrations in these resources. Consequently, due to the metabolic properties of these substances they can cause adverse effects on consumers and aquatics. The main purpose of this research is to determine the occurrence and the fate of estradiol as indicator of endocrine-disrupting compounds in drinking water, surface water, and wastewater in Ahvaz, Iran. 17β-estradiol was detected in 37.5% of samples obtained from drinking water and 68.75% of samples from the Karun River. In the urban drinking water and Karun River, the mean concentrations of 17β-estradiol were 2.96 and 13.66<br /> ng l<sup>-1</sup>, respectively.</p> <p>In the domestic and industrial wastewater, the concentrations of 17β-estradiol were higher than that detected in the drinking and surface waters. The mean concentrations of this hormone in these wastewaters were 57.46 and 70.6 ng l<sup>-1</sup>, respectively. The highest amount of 17β-estradiol was measured in the hospital wastewater. The fate of 17β-estradiol in the slaughterhouse wastewater treatment plant, in which a septic tank, an anaerobic pond, and an aerobic tank were used for wastewater treatment, was higher than 75%. The highest level of removal in the aerobic stage was also obtained by breaking estradiol down to other metabolites.</p>

Removal of 17β-estradiol (E2) and its chlorination by-products from water and wastewater using non-imprinted polymer (NIP) particles

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 1291-1297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Murray ◽  
Banu Örmeci ◽  
E. P. C. Lai
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Humic Acid ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Emerging Contaminants ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds ◽  
Imprinted Polymer ◽  
Water And Wastewater Treatment ◽  
17Β Estradiol ◽  
Water And Wastewater ◽  
By Products

Endocrine disrupting compounds and their chlorination by-products are two classes of emerging contaminants. Surface water and wastewater treatment technologies have limitations in removing these contaminants. This study evaluated the ability of non-imprinted polymer particles (NIP) to remove the endocrine disruptor 17β-estradiol (E2) and its chlorination by-products from water and wastewater. NIP effectively removed 98% of 10 mg/L E2 from wastewater. NIP were also effective in removing chlorination by-products of E2 by 84.9% after 10 mg/L E2 in water was chlorinated at 5 mg/L. In the presence of 5 mg/L humic acid, NIP were able to achieve removal of 10 mg/L E2 by greater than 99.9%. Furthermore, after chlorination of 10 mg/L E2 and 5 mg/L humic acid at 10 mg/L chlorine, NIP were also able to remove the chlorination by-products formed as well as the remaining E2 by greater than 99.9%. The presence of 5 mg/L humic acid did not adversely affect the adsorption efficiency. The results of this research indicate that NIPs have good potential as a final treatment step for surface water and wastewater treatment.

scholarly journals Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) for Water and Wastewater Treatment: Preparation to Application

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5717
Author(s):  
Mian Muhammad-Ahson Aslam ◽  
Hsion-Wen Kuo ◽  
Walter Den ◽  
Muhammad Usman ◽  
Muhammad Sultan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Biological Species ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Water And Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Adsorption Sites ◽  
Water And Wastewater

As the world human population and industrialization keep growing, the water availability issue has forced scientists, engineers, and legislators of water supply industries to better manage water resources. Pollutant removals from wastewaters are crucial to ensure qualities of available water resources (including natural water bodies or reclaimed waters). Diverse techniques have been developed to deal with water quality concerns. Carbon based nanomaterials, especially carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with their high specific surface area and associated adsorption sites, have drawn a special focus in environmental applications, especially water and wastewater treatment. This critical review summarizes recent developments and adsorption behaviors of CNTs used to remove organics or heavy metal ions from contaminated waters via adsorption and inactivation of biological species associated with CNTs. Foci include CNTs synthesis, purification, and surface modifications or functionalization, followed by their characterization methods and the effect of water chemistry on adsorption capacities and removal mechanisms. Functionalized CNTs have been proven to be promising nanomaterials for the decontamination of waters due to their high adsorption capacity. However, most of the functional CNT applications are limited to lab-scale experiments only. Feasibility of their large-scale/industrial applications with cost-effective ways of synthesis and assessments of their toxicity with better simulating adsorption mechanisms still need to be studied.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Photocatalysis Effect of Stainless Steel Mesh Coated with Nitrides, Oxynitrides and Transition Metals Cr and Ti on the Degradation of Orange II Dye

Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mouele ◽  
Dinu ◽  
Parau ◽  
Missengue ◽  
Vladescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Transition Metals ◽  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Orange Ii ◽  
Stainless Steel Mesh ◽  
Steel Mesh ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Water And Wastewater

The increased detection of organic pollutants in drinking water and their resistance to degradation by wastewater treatment processes has motivated the development of more efficient, affordable and sustainable methods of purification of drinking water and wastewater. [...]

Design and development of decentralized water and wastewater technologies: a combination of safe wastewater disposal and fertilizer production

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (7) ◽  
pp. 1580-1586 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Fach ◽  
S. Fuchs
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Treatment System ◽  
Septic Tank ◽  
Anaerobic Conditions ◽  
Laboratory Findings ◽  
Wastewater Disposal ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Water And Wastewater ◽  
Faecal Sludge

Modern wastewater treatment plants are often inappropriate for communities in developing countries. Such communities lack the funding, resources and skilled labour required to implement, operate, and maintain these plants. This research was conducted to investigate and establish an appropriate wastewater treatment system for the district of Gunung Kidul, Indonesia. Due to its lack of water during the dry season, this district is considered one of the poorest areas in the nation. First, wastewater was stored in septic tank units for a retention time of 26 days. Anaerobic conditions occurred, resulting in an 80% reduction of initial COD. The retained sludge was well stabilized with great potential, if dewatered, for reuse as fertilizer. Consequently, supernatant was separated for experiments consisting of lab scale aerobic sand filtering unit. Through filtration, further removals of COD (about 30%) and pathogens were achieved. Rich in nitrogen, the resulting effluent could be used for irrigation and soil conditioning. With faecal sludge and also a mixture of septic sludge and food waste, the hydrolysis stage of anaerobic digestion was examined. This paper discusses the laboratory findings in Karlsruhe and the design and implementation of a treatment system in Glompong, Indonesia.

Nano-Catalysis Process for Treatment of Industrial Wastewater

2020 ◽  
pp. 229-251
Author(s):  
Manoj Kumar Karnena ◽  
Madhavi Konni ◽  
Vara Saritha
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Collective Knowledge ◽  
Inorganic Pollutants ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Treatment Technologies ◽  
Water And Wastewater ◽  
Growing Economy ◽  
Nano Catalysts

The rapid increase in population and urbanization leads to the scarcity of water resources in the present era. Therefore, effective wastewater treatment is a prerequisite for a growing economy. Development and implementing the advanced treatment technologies of wastewater with high efficiency and low capital is difficult. In the recent advancements among various treatment processes, nanomaterial science has been attracting the attention of researchers. However, limited collective knowledge is available in this context. The chapter reviews the potential of nano catalysis's process, mechanism, and current drawbacks in treatment technologies. It explains the different nano catalysts that are widely utilized for the treatment and removal of organic and inorganic pollutants in water and wastewater and discusses the nano-based photocatalytic, nano-based electrocatalysis, nano-based Fenton catalysis and their efficiency in various removal of pollutants from wastewater.

Wastewater Treatment/Reuse in Rural Areas

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 125-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atallah S. Kuttab
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Subsurface Drainage ◽  
Treated Wastewater ◽  
Septic Tank ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Drainage Field

Proper hygiene leading to good health, in urban as well as rural communities, requires that the consumption of drinking water is raised to acceptable levels (UN organizations put it at 40 liters/cap/day). The increase of water availability necessitates the provision of sewage drainage facilities. Urban areas are normally provided with sewerage schemes (sewer lines, treatment plants, etc.). However, it is unrealistic and not cost feasible to construct such sophisticated systems in villages. This is due to limited resources of public funds available to the responsible government agencies. In rural areas, the provision of utilities to drain sewage in a safe way lags behind the provision of water for household activities, including drinking water. This creates severe contamination to the environment of the various villages and reduces the impact of water on the improvement of health. An appropriate wastewater treatment/reuse system, called the Subsurface Drainage Technique (SDT), is described here which was successfully applied, by Save the Children/USA, in several villages on the Israeli Occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. The system is applicable for individual households with land available in their immediate vicinity. It consists of a watertight septic tank, where primary treatment occurred, followed by a subsurface drainage field in which the secondary treatment took place. The treated wastewater in the drainage field allowed indirect irrigation (below ground level) for surface plants. Local materials were adopted for the construction of the SDT. Villagers themselves were trained to build the various units and therefore were able to maintain their efficient performance. Ongoing monitoring of the plants grown in the drainage field and the testing for bacteriological contamination ensures the safe performance of the technology.

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