Long-Term Toxicological Monitoring of a Multibarrier Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Comprising Ozonation and Granular Activated Carbon with In Vitro Bioassays

A set of CALUX in vitro bioassays was applied for long-term toxicity monitoring at an advanced wastewater treatment plant comprising ozonation and granular activated carbon filtration for the abatement of contaminants of emerging concern (CEC). During the 13-month monitoring, eight reporter gene ass...

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Autores principales: Lam T. Phan, Heidemarie Schaar, Daniela Reif, Sascha Weilguni, Ernis Saracevic, Jörg Krampe, Peter A. Behnisch, Norbert Kreuzinger
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e79a3707b86e44b4bf2b8c9e0b65d2ec2021-11-25T19:15:56ZLong-Term Toxicological Monitoring of a Multibarrier Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Comprising Ozonation and Granular Activated Carbon with In Vitro Bioassays10.3390/w132232452073-4441https://doaj.org/article/e79a3707b86e44b4bf2b8c9e0b65d2ec2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/22/3245https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4441A set of CALUX in vitro bioassays was applied for long-term toxicity monitoring at an advanced wastewater treatment plant comprising ozonation and granular activated carbon filtration for the abatement of contaminants of emerging concern (CEC). During the 13-month monitoring, eight reporter gene assays targeting different modes of action along the cellular toxicity pathway were accessed to evaluate the suitability and robustness of the technologies. Two approaches were followed: on the one hand, signal reduction during advanced treatment was monitored; on the other hand, results were compared to currently available effect-based trigger values (EBTs). A decrease of the corresponding biological equivalent concentrations after the multibarrier system could be observed for all modes of action; while the estrogenic activity decreased below the EBT already during ozonation, the potencies of oxidative stress-like and toxic PAH-like compounds still exceeded the discussed EBT after advanced treatment. Overall, the long-term monitoring confirmed the positive effect of the multibarrier system, commonly evaluated only by CEC abatement based on chemical analysis. It could be demonstrated that advanced WWTPs designed for CEC abatement are suitable to significantly decrease toxicity responses not only in the frame of pilot studies but under real-world conditions as well.Lam T. PhanHeidemarie SchaarDaniela ReifSascha WeilguniErnis SaracevicJörg KrampePeter A. BehnischNorbert KreuzingerMDPI AGarticleozonationgranular activated carbonCALUX reporter gene bioassayseffect-based trigger valueurban wastewaterHydraulic engineeringTC1-978Water supply for domestic and industrial purposesTD201-500ENWater, Vol 13, Iss 3245, p 3245 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic ozonation
granular activated carbon
CALUX reporter gene bioassays
effect-based trigger value
urban wastewater
Hydraulic engineering
TC1-978
Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
TD201-500
spellingShingle ozonation
granular activated carbon
CALUX reporter gene bioassays
effect-based trigger value
urban wastewater
Hydraulic engineering
TC1-978
Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
TD201-500
Lam T. Phan
Heidemarie Schaar
Daniela Reif
Sascha Weilguni
Ernis Saracevic
Jörg Krampe
Peter A. Behnisch
Norbert Kreuzinger
Long-Term Toxicological Monitoring of a Multibarrier Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Comprising Ozonation and Granular Activated Carbon with In Vitro Bioassays
description A set of CALUX in vitro bioassays was applied for long-term toxicity monitoring at an advanced wastewater treatment plant comprising ozonation and granular activated carbon filtration for the abatement of contaminants of emerging concern (CEC). During the 13-month monitoring, eight reporter gene assays targeting different modes of action along the cellular toxicity pathway were accessed to evaluate the suitability and robustness of the technologies. Two approaches were followed: on the one hand, signal reduction during advanced treatment was monitored; on the other hand, results were compared to currently available effect-based trigger values (EBTs). A decrease of the corresponding biological equivalent concentrations after the multibarrier system could be observed for all modes of action; while the estrogenic activity decreased below the EBT already during ozonation, the potencies of oxidative stress-like and toxic PAH-like compounds still exceeded the discussed EBT after advanced treatment. Overall, the long-term monitoring confirmed the positive effect of the multibarrier system, commonly evaluated only by CEC abatement based on chemical analysis. It could be demonstrated that advanced WWTPs designed for CEC abatement are suitable to significantly decrease toxicity responses not only in the frame of pilot studies but under real-world conditions as well.
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author Lam T. Phan
Heidemarie Schaar
Daniela Reif
Sascha Weilguni
Ernis Saracevic
Jörg Krampe
Peter A. Behnisch
Norbert Kreuzinger
author_facet Lam T. Phan
Heidemarie Schaar
Daniela Reif
Sascha Weilguni
Ernis Saracevic
Jörg Krampe
Peter A. Behnisch
Norbert Kreuzinger
author_sort Lam T. Phan
title Long-Term Toxicological Monitoring of a Multibarrier Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Comprising Ozonation and Granular Activated Carbon with In Vitro Bioassays
title_short Long-Term Toxicological Monitoring of a Multibarrier Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Comprising Ozonation and Granular Activated Carbon with In Vitro Bioassays
title_full Long-Term Toxicological Monitoring of a Multibarrier Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Comprising Ozonation and Granular Activated Carbon with In Vitro Bioassays
title_fullStr Long-Term Toxicological Monitoring of a Multibarrier Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Comprising Ozonation and Granular Activated Carbon with In Vitro Bioassays
title_full_unstemmed Long-Term Toxicological Monitoring of a Multibarrier Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Comprising Ozonation and Granular Activated Carbon with In Vitro Bioassays
title_sort long-term toxicological monitoring of a multibarrier advanced wastewater treatment plant comprising ozonation and granular activated carbon with in vitro bioassays
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/e79a3707b86e44b4bf2b8c9e0b65d2ec
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