Transformation of molecular weight distributions of dissolved organic carbon and UV-absorbing compounds at full-scale wastewater-treatment plants

Water Environment Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-262

  Esparza Soto, Mario ^a,b,d   Fox, Peter ^b,c   Westerhoff, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

^c National Center for Sustainable Water Supply

^d Centro Interamericano de Recursos del Agua   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Air activated sludge; Dissolved organic carbon; Extracellular polymers; Molecular weight distribution; Pure oxygen activated sludge; Soluble microbial products; Ultrafiltration membranes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DEGRADATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENTATION;

AIR ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERS; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC CARBON; BIOPOLYMER; CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN;

CARBON; DEGRADATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENTATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTATION; TRANSFORMATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; EFFLUENT; FILTER; MODEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER SAMPLING; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOPOLYMERS; CARBON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 33745906230     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143005X90083     Document Type: Article

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