Comparison of PPCPs removal on a parallel-operated MBR and AS system and evaluation of effluent post-treatment on vertical flow reed beds

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2411-2417

  Reif, R ^a   Besancon, A ^c   Le Corre, K ^c   Jefferson, B ^c   Lema, J M ^b   Omil, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; MBR; Micropollutants; Post treatment; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC DRUGS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LOW COSTS; MBR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROPOLLUTANTS; MODERN TECHNOLOGIES; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE; MUSK FRAGRANCES; NAPROXENS; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PHARMACEUTICAL AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; POST TREATMENT; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; TONALIDE; TREATMENT QUALITY; VERTICAL FLOWS; VERTICAL-FLOW REED BEDS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMIDES; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; SEWAGE;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; GALAXOLIDE; IBUPROFEN; NAPROXEN; SURFACE WATER; TONALIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DRUG; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REEDBED; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATER; WATER TREATMENT; XENOBIOTICS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PHYTOREMEDIATION; VERTICAL FLOW REED BED; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; COSMETICS; PLANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 79958736424     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.123     Document Type: Article

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