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Title

Removal efficiency of selected micropollutants from municipal wastewater using disc cloth filters – a case study

Journal title

Archives of Environmental Protection

Yearbook

2026

Volume

vol. 52

Issue

No 1

Authors

Affiliation

Szymański, Kazimierz : Koszalin University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering Environmental and Geodetic Sciences, Poland ; Piekarski, Jacek : Koszalin University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering Environmental and Geodetic Sciences, Poland ; Sidełko, Robert : Koszalin University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering Environmental and Geodetic Sciences, Poland ; Janowska, Beata : Koszalin University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering Environmental and Geodetic Sciences, Poland

Keywords

PAHs; ; filtration; ; pharmaceuticals; ; micropollutants; ; PFAS;

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

36-47

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences

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Date

25.02.2026

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/aep.2026.158382

DOI

10.24425/aep.2026.158382

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