Saline sewage treatment and source separation of urine for more sustainable urban water management

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1307-1316

  Ekama, G A ^a   Wilsenach, J A ^b,c   Chen, G H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Virtual Consulting   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^d HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biological sulphate reduction; Urine separation; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL SULPHATE REDUCTION; BIOPROCESSES; CARBON EMISSIONS; CROWN CORROSION; EFFLUENT QUALITY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FRESH WATER CONSUMPTION; FRESH WATER QUALITY; MINING CITIES; NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION; OESTROGENS; SLUDGE AGE; SLUDGE PRODUCTION; SOURCE SEPARATION; SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT; TOILET FLUSHING; URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BODY FLUIDS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INVESTMENTS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RECLAMATION; SANITARY SEWERS; SEAWATER; SEPARATION; SEWAGE; SURFACE WATERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

EFFLUENTS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; FRESH WATER; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SULFATE; SURFACE WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CARBON EMISSION; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALINITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SULFATE; SURFACE WATER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DRAINAGE; URINE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CITY; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT STANDARD; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FLUID INTAKE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REDUCTION; SALINE SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWER; SOURCE SEPARATION OF URINE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

HUMANS; SEWAGE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; URINE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79958206353     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.403     Document Type: Article

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