Pilot-scale evaluation of ozone and biological activated carbon for trace organic contaminant mitigation and disinfection

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2155-2165

  Gerrity, Daniel ^a   Gamage, Sujanie ^a   Holady, Janie C ^a   Mawhinney, Douglas B ^a   Quiñones, Oscar ^a   Trenholm, Rebecca A ^a   Snyder, Shane A ^b  

^a SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological activated carbon (BAC); Disinfection; Endocrine disrupting compound (EDC); Indirect potable reuse (IPR); Ozone; Pharmaceutical; Pilot scale; Trace organic contaminant (TOrC); Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; AQUIFERS; BACTERIOLOGY; COLIFORM BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; DRUG PRODUCTS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MICROFILTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVATED CARBON; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; INDIRECT POTABLE REUSE (IPR); PILOT SCALE; TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANT (TORC);

OZONE WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ESTROGEN; OZONE; TRACE ELEMENT; TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BRINE; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OSMOSIS; OZONE; RECYCLING; REGROWTH; SPORE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER; WATER USE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DISINFECTION; EVALUATION; FECAL COLIFORM; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 79951578812     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.12.031     Document Type: Article

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