Can veterinary antibiotics affect constructed wetlands performance during treatment of livestock wastewater?

Constructed wetlands (CWs) can be used to reduce various pollutants present in livestock wastewater, such as organic matter, nutrients and metals. Very recently these systems have also been used to remove the so called emergent pollutants. These pollutants can be harmful for both microorganisms and...

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Main Author: Almeida C.M.R. (author)
Other Authors: Santos F. (author), Ferreira A.C.F. (author), Lourinha I. (author), Basto M.C.P. (author), Mucha A.P. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Agriculture
Antibiotics
Biochemical oxygen demand
Biogeochemistry
Biological materials
Chemical oxygen demand
Effluents
Nitrogen removal
Nutrients
Organic compounds
Pollution
Remediation
Wastewater
Wastewater reclamation
Wastewater treatment
Wetlands
Biological oxygen demand
Constructed wetlands
Constructed wetlands (CWs)
Different treatments
Phragmites australis
Total suspended solids
Veterinary antibiotic
Wastewater discharge
Chemicals removal (water treatment)
antibiotics
constructed wetland
livestock farming
nutrient
organic matter
performance assessment
pollutant removal
remediation
solid
wastewater treatment
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/120536
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/120536

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