Algal cultivation in urban wastewater: an efficient way to reduce pharmaceutical pollutants

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether pharmaceutical pollutants in urban wastewater can be reduced during algal cultivation. A mixed population of wild freshwater green algal species was grown on urban wastewater influent in a 650 L photobioreactor under natural light and with the add...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of applied phycology 2017-02, Vol.29 (1), p.255-262
Hauptverfasser:	Gentili, Francesco G., Fick, Jerker
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Algae Aquatic plants Biomedical and Life Sciences Bioremediation Biosanering Cultivation Ecology Flue gas Freshwater Freshwater & Marine Ecology Hypertension Life Sciences Light intensity Nitrogen Pharmaceutical industry wastes Pharmaceuticals Phosphorus Plant Physiology Plant Sciences Pollutants Pollution control Regression analysis Vattenbehandling Wastewater Water Treatment
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Zusammenfassung:	The purpose of this study was to investigate whether pharmaceutical pollutants in urban wastewater can be reduced during algal cultivation. A mixed population of wild freshwater green algal species was grown on urban wastewater influent in a 650 L photobioreactor under natural light and with the addition of flue gases. Removal efficiencies were very high (>90 %), moderate (50–90 %), low (10–50 %), and very low or non-quantifiable (
ISSN:	0921-8971 1573-5176 1573-5176
DOI:	10.1007/s10811-016-0950-0