Decolorization and estrogenic activity of colored livestock wastewater after electrolysis treatment |
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Authors: | Hotaka Kai Yasuhiro Ishibashi Taiki Mori Hiroshi Ishibashi Isao Kawaguchi Hiroki Ohwaki Takehiro Takemasa Koji Arizono |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Public Health and Environment, Miyagi Prefectural Government, 4-7-2 Saiwai-cho, Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-8666, Japan;(2) Tohoku Ryokka Kankyohozen, 3-8-22 Sakuragi, Tagajo Miyagi, 985-0842, Japan |
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Abstract: | Livestock wastewater is treated by activated sludge treatment. Untreated livestock wastewater has high estrogen activity because
animal excreta contains estrogen. When activated sludge treatment is applied, the estrogen activity declines or is lost. However,
the color of treated livestock wastewater is deep brownish-red because of the decomposition of organic compounds or the synthesis
of metabolites. Discharging colored wastewater to the environment could cause some problems, so it is necessary to decolorize
colored wastewater before it is discharged. It has been suggested that electrolysis decolorization technology is suitable
for treating colored wastewater; however, the process produces volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In fact, little research
has been conducted with reference to estrogen activity in wastewater that has undergone electrolysis, especially on the contribution
of the electrolysis decolorization process to estrogen activity, i.e., the possibility of resynthesis of some substance with
estrogen activity due to resolved and metabolized colored components. In this study, the concentration of VOC was measured
for various electrolysis conditions, and estrogen activity was examined using a yeast two-hybrid assay. From the results,
decolorization of colored livestock wastewater by electrolysis was possible, and the VOC generation during electrolysis could
be controlled depending on the electrolysis conditions. Estrogen activity in colored livestock wastewater disappeared on electrolysis
decolorization. |
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