Removal of micropollutants and reduction of biological activity in a full scale reclamation plant using ozonation and activated carbon filtration

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 625-637

  Reungoat, J ^a   Macova, M ^a   Escher, B I ^a   Carswell, S ^a,b   Mueller, J F ^a   Keller, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Bioassays; Oxidation; Pesticides; Pharmaceuticals; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; MIXTURES; OXIDATION; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATERS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

% REDUCTIONS; AIR FILTRATION; COAGULATION FLOCCULATION; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATIONS; MICROPOLLUTANTS; ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS; RECLAMATION PLANTS; SECONDARY EFFLUENT; TOXIC MODE OF ACTION; WATER REUSE;

OZONIZATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SURFACE WATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAGULATION; DENITRIFICATION; DRUG; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION; OZONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 75849159626     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.09.048     Document Type: Article

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