Figure 1: Vitro bioassays covering seven receptor-mediated mechanisms.
So many chemicals can be
found in water and what a better way to reduce it with a biological wastewater
treatment. By using a vitro bio assays covering seven receptor- mediated
mechanisms can help reduce the amount of organic phosphorus, carbon, and
nitrogen. By having two groups can help determine the percentage of removal
rates of the samples. In the influent group, shows that the wastewater
contained compounds that affected endocrine. While in the effluent group there
was a confirmed removal of the sludge treatment. A great amount of
antiandrogenic, estrogenic effects, and minor dioxin-like continued to still be
in the treated effluent that can be environmentally pertinent. The residue
effects was forty to seventy five percent of removing the iron reducing
conditions. The results do show that a biological wastewater treatment
happening is possible, and shows to improve the removal of the toxicity that’s in
the water. Countries around the world started changing their wastewater
treatment plants with these new treatments.
Reference:
Volker, J. et al., February 2016. Advancing Biological Wastewater treatment: Extended Anaerobic Conditions Enhance the Removal of Endocrine and Dioxin-like Activities. Environmental Science and Technology. Web.
Image: From article.
