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Pharmaceuticals a problem for nanofiltration wastewater reuse, says paper

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 22, 2009 at 7:35 am

From Desalination & Water Reuse:

“Even nanofiltration (NF) plus ultraviolet (UV) disinfection is not enough to be sure of removing some persistent pharmaceuticals from wastewater, a study in Sweden has found.

In a paper, Nanofiltration and ozonation for potable water reuse: a pilot study of pharmaceutical removal, presented at the Universitas 21 International Graduate Research Conference: Sustainable Cities for the Future in Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia (29 November – 5 December 2009), Lena Flyborg of Lund University stated, “From a sustainable outlook, persistent substances should be removed from the environment and the water cycle.”

Flyborg was studying wastewater reuse and looked at a volume reduction factor (VRF) of 60, which she said, would provide a reasonable volume of retentate and a large quantity of advanced treated wastewater for reuse purposes. … “

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December 22, 2009 · Filed Under Recycled Water

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