Print Email Facebook Twitter Recent applications of biological technologies for decontaminating hormones in livestock waste and wastewater Title Recent applications of biological technologies for decontaminating hormones in livestock waste and wastewater Author Zhou, Xinyan (Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University) Zheng, Huabao (Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University) van der Hoek, J.P. (TU Delft Sanitary Engineering; Waternet) Yu, Kefei (Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University) Cao, Yucheng (Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University) Date 2021 Abstract Large quantities of natural and synthetic hormones contained in livestock waste and wastewater (LWW) can cause serious problems in our environment. Composting and anaerobic digestion cannot remove hormones efficiently, so they should be modified to enhance the treatment processes. In addition, constructed wetlands show decent rates for removal of hormones. Advanced technologies such as membrane biological reactors and microalgae-based systems efficiently eliminate hormones from LWW. However, more practical studies are needed to investigate their actual performances. The categories, degradation mechanisms, and enzymes of hormone-degrading microorganisms are presented, and related hormone-degrading microorganism-based technologies are introduced. Finally, composting, anaerobic digestion, constructed wetlands, membrane biological reactors, and microalgae-based systems are compared in terms of their applicability in LWW treatment. Subject Membrane biological reactorsMicroalgae-based systemsCompostingConstructed wetlandsHormonesAnaerobic digestion To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:306a555b-c312-40c3-898f-91b1c131b56b DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2021.100307 Embargo date 2022-06-30 ISSN 2468-5844 Source Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health, 24, 1-7 Bibliographical note Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public. Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type review Rights © 2021 Xinyan Zhou, Huabao Zheng, J.P. van der Hoek, Kefei Yu, Yucheng Cao Files PDF 1_s2.0_S2468584421000799_main.pdf 432.89 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:306a555b-c312-40c3-898f-91b1c131b56b/datastream/OBJ/view