Within this paper, which was published in the top journal in the field of agricultural engineering (1/12), IF=4.98, we optimised the methodology for investigation of structure and genetic composition of bacterial community at the level of 16S rRNA in moving bed biofilm bioreactors (MBBRs) treating municipal wastewater (WW) or synthetic waste water. This work represents the bases for further testing of influence of pharmaceuticals on biofilm community and provides the first evidence that influent type has a stronger influence on community structure than operational conditions, such as temperature or bioreactor size.
COBISS.SI-ID: 4041848
Benzodiazepine derivatives are prescribed in large quantities globally and are potentially new emerging environmental contaminants. Unfortunately, a dearth of data exists concerning occurrence, persistence and fate in the environment. This paper redresses this by reviewing existing literature, assessing the occurrence of selected benzodiazepine anxiolytics (diazepam, oxazepam and bromazepam) in wastewater influent and effluent and surface water from Slovenia, evaluating their removal during water treatment and identifying the transformation products formed during water treatment.
COBISS.SI-ID: 25246759