[HTML][HTML] Mainstream partial nitritation and anammox: long-term process stability and effluent quality at low temperatures

M Laureni, P Falås, O Robin, A Wick, DG Weissbrodt… - Water Research, 2016 - Elsevier
The implementation of autotrophic anaerobic ammonium oxidation processes for the
removal of nitrogen from municipal wastewater (known as “mainstream anammox”) bears the …

[HTML][HTML] Anaerobic biodegradation of (emerging) organic contaminants in the aquatic environment

AK Ghattas, F Fischer, A Wick, TA Ternes - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Although strictly anaerobic conditions prevail in several environmental compartments, up to
now, biodegradation studies with emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), such as …

Insights into the variability of microbial community composition and micropollutant degradation in diverse biological wastewater treatment systems

D Wolff, D Krah, A Dötsch, AK Ghattas, A Wick… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
The biological potential of conventional wastewater treatment plants to remove micropollutants
mainly depends on process conditions and the predominant microbial community. To …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradation of the artificial sweetener acesulfame in biological wastewater treatment and sandfilters

S Castronovo, A Wick, M Scheurer, K Nödler, M Schulz… - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
A considerable removal of the artificial sweetener acesulfame (ACE) was observed during
activated sludge processes at 13 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) as well as in a full-…

[HTML][HTML] Transformation of diclofenac in hybrid biofilm–activated sludge processes

KS Jewell, P Falås, A Wick, A Joss, TA Ternes - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
The biotransformation of diclofenac during wastewater treatment was investigated. Attached
growth biomass from a carrier-filled compartment of a hybrid-MBBR at the wastewater …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of more than 150 micropollutants including transformation products in aqueous samples by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry …

N Hermes, KS Jewell, A Wick, TA Ternes - Journal of Chromatography A, 2018 - Elsevier
A direct injection, multi residue analytical method separated in two chromatographic runs
was developed utilizing scheduled analysis to simultaneously quantify 154 compounds, 84 …

Quantification of Poly(vinyl chloride) Microplastics via Pressurized Liquid Extraction and Combustion Ion Chromatography

J Kamp, G Dierkes, PN Schweyen, A Wick… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A reliable analytical method has been developed to quantify poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) in
environmental samples. Quantification was conducted via combustion ion chromatography (C-…

[HTML][HTML] Tracing the limits of organic micropollutant removal in biological wastewater treatment

P Falås, A Wick, S Castronovo, J Habermacher… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Removal of organic micropollutants was investigated in 15 diverse biological reactors
through short and long-term experiments. Short-term batch experiments were performed with …

Fate of beta blockers and psycho-active drugs in conventional wastewater treatment

A Wick, G Fink, A Joss, H Siegrist, TA Ternes - Water research, 2009 - Elsevier
The removal of beta blockers and psycho-active drugs was investigated in a representative
conventional German WWTP by long-term measurement campaigns along different …

Fate and removal of bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in horizontal subsurface constructed wetlands: Effect of mixed vegetation and substrate type

…, A Shibli, H Azaizeh, D Wolff, A Wick… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the influence of cropping method and substrate type on the
fate and the removal of bacterial and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) indicators from …