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Novel Treatment for Challenging Pharmaceutical Waste
Abstract
A new process for wastewater treatment has been developed at AstraZeneca's pharmaceutical wastewater treatment plant in Södertälje, Sweden. A multi-stage biofilm process, including a combination of micro-fungi and bacteria, was found to remove toxicity better than a conventional bacterial treatment. The full-scale plant has been in operation since October 1997 with good results. TOC is reduced by 95%, from an average of 633 to 33 mg/l. This flexible process is insensitive to disruptions and efficiently reduces toxicity as well as a number of recalcitrant organic substances.
A new process for wastewater treatment has been developed at AstraZeneca's pharmaceutical wastewater treatment plant in Södertälje, Sweden. A multi-stage biofilm process, including a combination of micro-fungi and bacteria, was found to remove toxicity better than a conventional bacterial treatment. The full-scale plant has been in operation since October 1997 with good results. TOC is...
Author(s)
Ajit GhorpadeChristian CabralMaria EkenbergThomas WelanderChandler Johnson
SourceProceedings of the Water Environment Federation
SubjectSession 6 - Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment
Document typeConference Paper
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Print publication date Jan, 2009
ISSN1938-6478
SICI1938-6478(20090101)2009:5L.251;1-
DOI10.2175/193864709793900591
Volume / Issue2009 / 5
Content sourceMicroconstituents Conference
First / last page(s)251 - 261
Copyright2009
Word count92
Subject keywordsPharmaceutical wastewater treatmenttoxicity removalbiological treatmentbiofilm process

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