Limiting the emissions of micro-pollutants: What efficiency can we expect from wastewater treatment plants?

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-65

  Choubert, J M ^b   Martin Ruel, S ^a   Esperanza, M ^a   Budzinski, H ^c   Miege C ^b   Lagarrigue, C ^d   Coquery, M ^b  

^a CIRSEE   (France)

^b UR MALY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^d Agence de l'Eau Rhone Mediterranee et Corse   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biofilms; Emerging substances; Membrane bioreactor; Priority pollutants; Tertiary treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; EMERGING SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; PRIORITY POLLUTANTS; TERTIARY TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOCONVERSION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; POLLUTION DETECTION; RECLAMATION; REMOVAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; PESTICIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MASS BALANCE; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PESTICIDE; STANDARD (REGULATION); WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; OZONATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SAND; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 79251472454     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.009     Document Type: Article

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