| Triclosan is used as an antimicrobial agent in a wide range of medical and consumer care products. The occurrence and fate of triclosan in the water environment are emerging issues in environmental chemistry (Zhao et al., 2013). Although there have been various reports on the efficiency of removing triclosan at wastewater treatment plants (WTP), triclosan still exist in WTP effluent, and sometimes at concentrations exceeding PNEC levels (Singer et al., 2002; Tatarazako et al., 2004; Harada et al., 2008; Nakada et al., 2010). Further studies on techniques for removing triclosan in WTP effluent are required for controlling the water environment. This study examined the removal of triclosan in WTP effluent using the microbial carrier process |
