Microbial Removal of the Pharmaceutical Compounds Ibuprofen and Diclofenac from Wastewater

Table 1

Removal percentage of diclofenac in various posttreatment systems of the membrane bioreactor.

Posttreatment	Diclofenac removal
Granular activated carbon (GAC)	95.0%
Ozone unit	99.5%
Ozone unit with H2O2 addition	99.5%
Ozone unit and GAC	99.5%
UV/H2O2-system	80.0%
Reversed osmosis	99.5%