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33 simulates a minatory (2.5 cm long) MBR system (Membrane Bioreactor). The capsule separates the introduced biomass from the hostmediumwithamicro-filtrationmembrane allowing us to confine the selective biomass inside the host bioreactor or medium. The biomass can not traffic out of the capsule, and medium microorganisms cannot penetrate it from the outside. As a result, we have just created two water bodies that are separated by a microfiltration membrane. The confined biomass will then begin to consume the contaminantwhether it beacarbonor nitrogen. This will decrease the concentration inside the internal water body, followed spontaneously by contaminants trafficking from the host medium into the SBP capsule medium. The result of thisprocess is a continuousmovement of contaminants into the capsules, making the contaminants much more viable for the confined biomass to consume and perhaps also accelerating the biodegradation kinetic rate. SBP technology is presenting the next generation bio-treatment, poeses a new treatment processes with reduced associated infrastructure. Micropollutants which are considered our next concern inwater contaminants treatment, can penetrate water bodies, including rivers, lakes and groundwater, andmay end up in drinking water through direct discharge or as a result of agricultural irrigation by the treated effluents. Increasinguseof pharmaceuticalsandpersonal care products, along with population growth, pose new challenges towastewater treatment that are not met by conventional domestic wastewater treatment plants (DWWTPs). Conventional DWWTPs have been reported to be ineffective barriers to these substances due to their low concentrations and relative resistance tobiodegradationor other treatment processes (for example, physical and chemical treatments). The technology allows us to target certain molecules for biodegradation and induce selective biochemical paths. Although the incubation medium in holds other types of carbon sources, sometimes they aremuch easier to digest. In our studies, we had SBP capsulated selective bacterial cultures that have estrogenic sex hormone (EE2) biodegradation capabilities to evaluate EE2 exclusion from secondary domestic effluents. Study results shows that the SBP encapsulation method provides a selective and highly effective biological treatment tool which can be easily implemented in the WWTP infrastructure. It overcomes threemain obstacles that previously caused the failure of biological bioaugmentation treatments: It enables the achievement of long-term selective biomass implementation inside WWTPs (months) and it yields a relatively rapid biodegradation rate which can be synchronized with the HRT of WWTPs. EE2 molecules simulates the capabilities of theSBP technology to provide a selective treatment tool for other biodegradable micropollutants in large water bodies.