On-site evaluation of the removal of 100 micro-pollutants through advanced wastewater treatment processes for reuse applications

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2486-2497

  Martin Ruel, S ^a   Choubert, J M ^b   Esperanza, M ^a   Miege C ^b   Navalon Madrigal P ^c   Budzinski, H ^d   Le Menach K ^d   Lazarova, V ^a   Coquery, M ^b  

^a CIRSEE   (France)

^b UR MALY   (France)

^c Labaqua   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Emerging substances; Membrane bioreactor; Priority pollutants; Removal efficiency; Tertiary treatment

Indexed keywords

EMERGING SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; PRIORITY POLLUTANTS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; TERTIARY TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CLARIFICATION; DESIGN; EFFICIENCY; OSMOSIS; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; POLLUTION; REMOVAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; HORMONE; METAL; PESTICIDE; SOLVENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOREACTOR; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; OZONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; POLLUTANT; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER QUALITY;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79959317083     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.470     Document Type: Article

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