Degradation of pharmaceuticals in non-sterile urban wastewater by Trametes versicolor in a fluidized bed bioreactor. 2013

Carles Cruz-Morató, and Laura Ferrando-Climent, and Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, and Damià Barceló, and Ernest Marco-Urrea, and Teresa Vicent, and Montserrat Sarrà
Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.

The constant detection of pharmaceuticals (PhACs) in the environment demonstrates the inefficiency of conventional wastewater treatment plants to completely remove them from wastewaters. So far, many studies have shown the feasibility of using white rot fungi to remove these contaminants. However, none of them have studied the degradation of several PhACs in real urban wastewater under non-sterile conditions, where mixtures of contaminants presents at low concentrations (ng L(-1) to μg L(-1)) as well as other active microorganisms are present. In this work, a batch fluidized bed bioreactor was used to study, for the first time, the degradation of PhACs present in urban wastewaters at their pre-existent concentrations under non-sterile conditions. Glucose and ammonium tartrate were continuously supplied as carbon and nitrogen source, respectively, and pH was maintained at 4.5. Complete removal of 7 out of the 10 initially detected PhACs was achieved in non-sterile treatment, while only 2 were partially removed and 1 of the PhACs analyzed increased its concentration. In addition, Microtox test showed an important reduction of toxicity in the wastewater after the treatment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002220 Carbamazepine A dibenzazepine that acts as a sodium channel blocker. It is used as an anticonvulsant for the treatment of grand mal and psychomotor or focal SEIZURES. It may also be used in the management of BIPOLAR DISORDER, and has analgesic properties. Amizepine,Carbamazepine Acetate,Carbamazepine Anhydrous,Carbamazepine Dihydrate,Carbamazepine Hydrochloride,Carbamazepine L-Tartrate (4:1),Carbamazepine Phosphate,Carbamazepine Sulfate (2:1),Carbazepin,Epitol,Finlepsin,Neurotol,Tegretol
D004364 Pharmaceutical Preparations Drugs intended for human or veterinary use, presented in their finished dosage form. Included here are materials used in the preparation and/or formulation of the finished dosage form. Drug,Drugs,Pharmaceutical,Pharmaceutical Preparation,Pharmaceutical Product,Pharmaceutic Preparations,Pharmaceutical Products,Pharmaceuticals,Preparations, Pharmaceutical,Preparation, Pharmaceutical,Preparations, Pharmaceutic,Product, Pharmaceutical,Products, Pharmaceutical
D001673 Biodegradation, Environmental Elimination of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES and other waste using living organisms, usually involving intervention of environmental or sanitation engineers. Bioremediation,Phytoremediation,Natural Attenuation, Pollution,Environmental Biodegradation,Pollution Natural Attenuation
D013242 Sterilization The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means.
D014506 Urban Renewal The planned upgrading of a deteriorating urban area, involving rebuilding, renovation, or restoration. It frequently refers to programs of major demolition and rebuilding of blighted areas. Urban Development,Development, Urban,Developments, Urban,Renewal, Urban,Renewals, Urban,Urban Developments,Urban Renewals
D014865 Waste Disposal, Fluid The discarding or destroying of liquid waste products or their transformation into something useful or innocuous. Disposal, Fluid Waste,Disposals, Fluid Waste,Fluid Waste Disposal,Fluid Waste Disposals,Waste Disposals, Fluid
D014874 Water Pollutants, Chemical Chemical compounds which pollute the water of rivers, streams, lakes, the sea, reservoirs, or other bodies of water. Chemical Water Pollutants,Landfill Leachate,Leachate, Landfill,Pollutants, Chemical Water
D055454 Trametes A genus of fungi in the family Coriolaceae. Tramete
D057919 Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis Testing for the amount of biodegradable organic material in a water sample by measuring the quantity of oxygen consumed by biodegradation of those materials over a specific time period. Biological Oxygen Demand,Biological Oxygen Demand Analyses,Chemical Oxygen Demand,Chemical Oxygen Demand Analyses,Chemical Oxygen Demand Analysis,Demand, Chemical Oxygen,Oxygen Demand, Biological,Oxygen Demand, Chemical
D062065 Wastewater Contaminated water generated as a waste product of human activity. Waste Water,Waste Waters,Wastewaters,Water, Waste,Waters, Waste

Related Publications

Carles Cruz-Morató, and Laura Ferrando-Climent, and Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, and Damià Barceló, and Ernest Marco-Urrea, and Teresa Vicent, and Montserrat Sarrà
March 2012, Water research,
Carles Cruz-Morató, and Laura Ferrando-Climent, and Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, and Damià Barceló, and Ernest Marco-Urrea, and Teresa Vicent, and Montserrat Sarrà
January 2024, The Science of the total environment,
Carles Cruz-Morató, and Laura Ferrando-Climent, and Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, and Damià Barceló, and Ernest Marco-Urrea, and Teresa Vicent, and Montserrat Sarrà
January 2019, Journal of biological engineering,
Carles Cruz-Morató, and Laura Ferrando-Climent, and Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, and Damià Barceló, and Ernest Marco-Urrea, and Teresa Vicent, and Montserrat Sarrà
January 2017, Journal of biological engineering,
Carles Cruz-Morató, and Laura Ferrando-Climent, and Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, and Damià Barceló, and Ernest Marco-Urrea, and Teresa Vicent, and Montserrat Sarrà
February 2020, Data in brief,
Carles Cruz-Morató, and Laura Ferrando-Climent, and Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, and Damià Barceló, and Ernest Marco-Urrea, and Teresa Vicent, and Montserrat Sarrà
August 2006, Environmental technology,
Carles Cruz-Morató, and Laura Ferrando-Climent, and Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, and Damià Barceló, and Ernest Marco-Urrea, and Teresa Vicent, and Montserrat Sarrà
January 2011, Environmental science & technology,
Carles Cruz-Morató, and Laura Ferrando-Climent, and Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, and Damià Barceló, and Ernest Marco-Urrea, and Teresa Vicent, and Montserrat Sarrà
February 2015, Environmental science. Processes & impacts,
Carles Cruz-Morató, and Laura Ferrando-Climent, and Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, and Damià Barceló, and Ernest Marco-Urrea, and Teresa Vicent, and Montserrat Sarrà
June 2011, Chemosphere,
Carles Cruz-Morató, and Laura Ferrando-Climent, and Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, and Damià Barceló, and Ernest Marco-Urrea, and Teresa Vicent, and Montserrat Sarrà
August 2016, Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA,
Copied contents to your clipboard!