Toxicity removal efficiency of decentralised sequencing batch reactor and ultra-filtration membrane bioreactors

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4437-4450

  Libralato, Giovanni ^a   Volpi Ghirardini, Annamaria ^a   Avezzù, Francesco ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

AS SBR; Discharge quality; Ecotoxicity; Saltwater species; UF MBR

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DETERIORATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; MICROFILTRATION; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ECOTOXICITY; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; SALTWATER SPECIES; UF-MBR; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

EFFLUENTS;

BIOREACTOR; DISCHARGE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SALINITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; EMBRYOTOXICITY; LAGOON; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; ULTRAFILTRATION; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77955274746     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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