Occurrence and removal of N-nitrosamines in wastewater treatment plants

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 4381-4391

  Krauss, Martin ^a   Longrée, Philipp ^a   Dorusch, Falk ^a   Ort, Christoph ^a   Hollender, Juliane ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Degradation; N Nitrosomorpholine; NDMA; Nitrosamines; Sewage treatment plant; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENTS; NITROSAMINES; PHYSIOLOGY; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHLORAMINATION; N-NITROSAMINES; N-NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE; N-NITROSOMORPHOLINE; PRIMARY EFFLUENT; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SEWAGE-TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER DISINFECTIONS; WATERS RESOURCES;

POTABLE WATER;

DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DRINKING WATER; NITROSAMINE; NITROSOMORPHOLINE; SURFACE WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; FILTRATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DILUTION; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SWITZERLAND; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 69949098240     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.06.048     Document Type: Article

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