Biodegradation of persistent polar pollutants in wastewater: Comparison of an optimised lab-scale membrane bioreactor and activated sludge treatment

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3419-3428

  Bernhard, Marco ^a   Müller, Jutta ^a   Knepper, Thomas P ^a  

^a FRESENIUS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analysis; Biodegradation; Membrane bioreactor; Persistent polar pollutants; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; FLAME RETARDANTS; PESTICIDES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT (AST); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); PERSISTENT POLAR POLLUTANTS; SULFOPHENYLCARBOXYLATES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANIONIC SURFACTANT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; EDETIC ACID; FLAME RETARDANT; INSECT REPELLENT; MECOPROP; PESTICIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; FLAME RETARDANTS; PESTICIDES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; ELIMINATION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

INSECTA;

EID: 33748944144     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.07.011     Document Type: Article

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