Effectiveness of Advanced Oxidation Processes in Wastewater Treatment: State of the Art

In recent years, many scientific studies have focused their efforts on quantifying the different types of pollutants that are not removed in wastewater treatment plants. Compounds of emerging concern (CECs) have been detected in different natural environments. The presence of these compounds in wastewater is not new, but they may have consequences in the future. These compounds reach the natural environment through various routes, such as wastewater. This review focuses on the study of tertiary treatment with advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for the degradation of CECs. The main objective of the different existing AOPs applied to the treatment of wastewater is the degradation of pollutants that are not eliminated by means of traditional wastewater treatment.

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In recent years, scientific studies have focused on quantifying different types of pollutants that remain after wastewater treatment, with compounds of emerging concern (CECs) detected in natural environments. These compounds, which reach the natural environment through various routes including wastewater, may have consequences in the future. The review specifically looks at advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in tertiary treatment for degrading CECs.