Application of membrane bioreactor technology for wastewater treatment and reuse in the Mediterranean region: Focusing on removal efficiency of non-conventional pollutants

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2424-2431

  Bolzonella, David ^a   Fatone, Francesco ^a   di Fabio, Silvia ^a   Cecchi, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane treatment costs; Nutrients; Persistent organic pollutants; Water reclamation and reuse

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; HEAVY METAL; INORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FECAL COLIFORM; FURAN; HEAVY METAL; MEMBRANE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERMEABILITY; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECYCLING; SEMIARID REGION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER TECHNOLOGY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEMBRANE REACTOR; ORGANIC POLLUTION; REVIEW; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER POLLUTANT;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77956872918     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.07.024     Document Type: Review

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