Assessing granular media filtration for the removal of chemical contaminants from wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3461-3472

  Ho, Lionel ^a,b   Grasset, Charlotte ^c   Hoefel, Daniel ^a,b   Dixon, Mike B ^a   Leusch, Frederic D L ^d   Newcombe, Gayle ^a   Saint, Christopher P ^a,b   Brookes, Justin D ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CPE LYON   (France)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Atrazine; Biodegradation; Biofiltration; Endocrine disrupting compound (EDC); Estrogen; Granular activated carbon (GAC); Nitrosamine; Sand filtration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; BIOACTIVITY; DEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HERBICIDES; RATE CONSTANTS; SAND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS; BIOFILTRATIONS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; GRANULAR MEDIA FILTRATION; OESTROGENS; SAND-FILTRATION;

BIODEGRADATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ATRAZINE; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NITROSOMORPHOLINE;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GRANULAR MEDIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; LABORATORY METHOD; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CONTAMINATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 79955978639     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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