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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 273, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116515
Keywords
Emerging contaminants; Sewage sludge; Pre-treatment; Transformation products. fate of micropollutants in AD; Composting And pre-treatment of sludge with key emphasis on contaminants degradation based on chemical properties and operating conditions are reviewed
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- Department of Science and Technology, Government of India [DST/TM/INDO-UK/2K17/66(C)]
- UK Natural Environment Research Council under India-UK Water Quality Programme [NE/R003548/1]
- Department of Science and Technology, GoI [DST/IMRCD/India-EU/Water Call 2/SARASWATI 2.0/2018/C]
- Department of Biotechnology-GoI [BT/RLF/Re-entry/12/2016]
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This review discusses the fate of emerging contaminants (ECs) in sewage sludge treatment, focusing on fundamental mechanisms and key factors. Different treatment processes can effectively remove ECs from sludge. The nature of sludge and the initial concentration of contaminants play important roles in the removal of ECs during traditional stabilization processes.
Sludge generated at sewage treatment plants is of environmental concern due to the voluminous production and the presence of a high concentration of emerging contaminants (ECs). This review discusses the fate of ECs in sewage sludge treatment with an emphasis on fundamental mechanisms driving the degradation of compounds based on chemical properties of the contaminant and process operating conditions. The removal of ECs in sewage sludge through various treatment processes of sludge stabilization, such as anaerobic digestion (AD), composting, and pre-treatment methods (thermal, sonication, and oxidation) followed by AD, are discussed. Several transformation mechanisms and remediation strategies for the removal of ECs in sludge are summarized. The study concludes that pH, sludge type, and the types of functional groups are the key factors affecting the sorption of ECs to sludge. During conventional waste stabilization processes such as composting, the degradation of ECs depends on the type of feedstock (TOC, N, P, C/N, C/P) and the initial concentration of the contaminant. In AD, the degree of degradation depends on the hydrophilicity of the compound. The estrogenicity of the sludge may sometimes increase due to the conversion to estrogenic compounds. The pre-treatment techniques can increase the partitioning of ECs in the soluble fraction resulting in enhanced biodegradation up to 10-60%. However, the formation of by-products and loss of OH center dot to scavenging under high organic content during advanced oxidation processes can make the process uneconomical and require further research. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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