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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Fate of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor Coupled with Constructed Wetlands for Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Treatment.

Evridiki Barka, Asimina Koukoura, Evangelos Statiris, Taxiarchis Seintos, Athanasios S Stasinakis, Daniel Mamais, Simos Malamis, Constantinos Noutsopoulos

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Evridiki BarkaSanitary Engineering Laboratory, Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zographou Campus, 9 Iroon Polytechniou St., 15773 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8681-5320
Asimina KoukouraWater and Air Quality Laboratory, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, University Hill, 81100 Mytilene, Greece.
Evangelos StatirisSanitary Engineering Laboratory, Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zographou Campus, 9 Iroon Polytechniou St., 15773 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6090-7638
Taxiarchis SeintosSanitary Engineering Laboratory, Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zographou Campus, 9 Iroon Polytechniou St., 15773 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6194-162X
Athanasios S StasinakisWater and Air Quality Laboratory, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, University Hill, 81100 Mytilene, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8031-4952
Daniel MamaisSanitary Engineering Laboratory, Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zographou Campus, 9 Iroon Polytechniou St., 15773 Athens, Greece.
Simos MalamisSanitary Engineering Laboratory, Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zographou Campus, 9 Iroon Polytechniou St., 15773 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2377-2217
Constantinos NoutsopoulosSanitary Engineering Laboratory, Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zographou Campus, 9 Iroon Polytechniou St., 15773 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3865-0263

Funding

European Union 101112731
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Removal of micropollutants using biological treatment systems remains a challenge, since conventional bioprocess systems require adaptations to provide more advanced treatment. An ambient temperature upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor was employed, followed by a two-stage (saturated and unsaturated) vertical subsurface flow (VSSF) constructed wetland (CW) system, to treat domestic wastewater from a nearby settlement and investigate the occurrence and fate of 10 contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in decentralized, non-conventional treatment systems. The integrated UASB-two-stage CW system achieved high performance regarding abatement of target CECs across all periods. Removal efficiencies ranged from 78% ± 21% (ketoprofen) to practically 100% (2-hydroxybenzothiazole). The pilot system was found to be robust performance-wise and provided enhanced treatment in comparison to a conventional wastewater treatment plant operating in parallel. Most of the target CECs were successfully treated by UASB, saturated and unsaturated CWs, while ibuprofen, bisphenol A and diclofenac were mostly removed in the unsaturated CW. Environmental risk assessment revealed that triclosan poses a significant ecological risk to algae during treated wastewater disposal into the aquatic environment. Additionally, cumulative risk quotient indicated that the potential for mixture toxicity should be carefully considered across all trophic levels.

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BioreactorsSewageWaste Disposal, FluidWastewaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater PurificationWetlandsAnaerobiosisSewageWastewaterWater Pollutants, Chemicalbenzothiazolesbenzotriazolesbiodegradationconstructed wetlandsdecentralized treatmentendocrine disrupting chemicalsnon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugspilot scalesorptionupflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

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PMID40649190
PMCPMC12251067

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