Poly-chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzo-furans and dioxin-like poly-chlorinated biphenyls occurrence and removal in conventional and membrane activated sludge processes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 9445-9454

  Bolzonella, David ^a   Fatone, Francesco ^a   Pavan, Paolo ^b   Cecchi, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dioxins (PCDDs); Furans (PCDFs); Membrane biological reactor (MBR); Poly chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Solid retention time (SRT)

Indexed keywords

DIOXINS (PCDDS); FURANS (PCDFS); MEMBRANE BIOLOGICAL REACTOR (MBR); POLY-CHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS); SOLID RETENTION TIME (SRT);

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

DIOXIN; FURAN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZIOFURAN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREACTOR; NUMERICAL MODEL; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOLOGICAL REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; FURANS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEWAGE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77956175496     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.067     Document Type: Article

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