Simultaneous enhanced removal of pharmaceuticals and hormone from wastewaters using series combinations of ultra-violet irradiation, bioremediation, and adsorption technologies

• Main Authors: Sayed, Khalid, Mohtar, Wan Hanna Melini Wan, Hanafiah, Zarimah Mohd, Wan-Mohtar, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad, Abd Manan, Teh Sabariah Binti, Sharif, Sarah Athirah Binti Mohamad
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2024
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General); TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/44252/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104589
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Pharmaceuticals and hormones presence in effluent of conventional municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been widely reported. Medicinal mushrooms such as Ganoderma species and bentonite clay were recently found to have promising results in wastewater treatment with potential advantages...