Vertical flow soil filter for the elimination of micro pollutants from storm and waste water

Chemosphere

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1358-1365

  Janzen, Niklas ^a   Banzhaf, Stefan ^b   Scheytt, Traugott ^b   Bester, Kai ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activated biofilter; Reed bed; Storm water treatment; Tertiary waste water treatment; UV filter; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; PASSIVE FILTERS; SOILS; SOLVENTS; STORMS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

4-METHYLBENZYLIDENE CAMPHOR; BIODEGRADATION POTENTIALS; BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; REED BED; STORMWATERS; UV FILTER; XENOBIOTICS;

WATER TREATMENT;

1,1 BIPHENYL 3,3 DIMETHYL; 2,6 DI TERT BUTYL 1,4 BENZOQUINONE; 3 (4 METHYLBENZYLIDENE)CAMPHOR; BUTYLCRESOL; N BUTYLBENZENESULFONAMIDE; OXYBENZONE; PLASTICIZER; STORM WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANTIOXIDANT; BIODEGRADATION; SIMULATION; STORMWATER; WASTEWATER; WATER RETENTION; XENOBIOTICS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ELIMINATION REACTION; FILTER; FILTER DESIGN; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; HYDROPHILICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL ANALYSIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER RETENTION; WATER SAMPLING;

DRYOBALANOPS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 71649113958     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.09.024     Document Type: Article

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