An evaluation of metal removal during wastewater treatment: The potential to achieve more stringent final effluent standards

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 733-769

  Ziolko, D ^a   Martin, O V ^b   Scrimshaw, M D ^a   Lester, J N ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

complexation; copper; nickel; Water quality; zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CLEAN WATER ACT; EFFLUENT QUALITY; FINAL EFFLUENTS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL REMOVAL; STRINGENT DISCHARGES; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; COPPER; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; METALS; OXYGEN; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ZINC;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; NICKEL; ZINC;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COPPER; EFFLUENT; NICKEL; SEDIMENTATION; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ECOTOXICITY; EFFLUENT STANDARD; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENTATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STANDARD;

EID: 79953709143     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643380903140299     Document Type: Article

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