Atrazine Removal from Municipal Wastewater Using a Membrane Bioreactor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15499566 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohanad Kamaz (University of Arkansas at Fayetteville), Steven J M Jones (0000-0003-3394-2208), Steven M Jones (0000-0002-1055-3675, Garver, 5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 420, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, USA), Xianghong Qian (0000-0001-5619-9782, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville), Michael J Watts (0000-0003-0379-8401, Garver, 14160 N Dallas Parkway, Suite 850, Dallas, TX 75254, USA), Michael Watts (0000-0002-8571-0030), Wen Zhang (0000-0002-8166-2879, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville), S Ranil Wickramasinghe (0000-0001-7436-0517, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 2567-2567 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17072567 |
| PMID | 32283617 |
| OpenAlex | W3015910522 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
As the demand for potable water increases, direct potable reuse of wastewater is an attractive alternative method to produce potable water. However, implementation of such a process will require the removal of emerging contaminants which could accumulate in the drinking water supply. Here, the removal of atrazine, a commonly used herbicide, has been investigated. Using real and synthetic wastewater, as well as sludge from two wastewater treatment facilities in the United States in Norman, Oklahoma and Fayetteville, Arkansas, atrazine removal has been investigated. Our results indicate that about 20% of the atrazine is removed by adsorption onto the particulate matter present. Significant biodegradation of atrazine was only observed under aerobic conditions for sludge from Norman, Oklahoma. Next-generation sequencing of the activated sludge revealed the abundance of Noncardiac with known atrazine degradation pathways in the Norman aerobic sludge, which is believed to be responsible for atrazine biodegradation in our study. The detection of these bacteria could also be used to determine the likelihood of biodegradation of atrazine for a given wastewater treatment facility
Activated sludge · Atrazine · Biodegradation · Biology · Pesticide · Pulp and paper industry · Sewage treatment · Waste management · Wastewater · Analytical chemistry methods development · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies · Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Environmental Engineering
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |