Biodegradability enhancement of a pesticide-containing bio-treated wastewater using a solar photo-Fenton treatment step followed by a biological oxidation process

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 4599-4613

  Vilar, Vítor J P ^a   Moreira, Francisca C ^a   Ferreira, Ana C C ^a   Sousa, M A ^a,b   Goncalves C ^b   Alpendurada, M F ^b   Boaventura, Rui A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Instituto da Agua da Regiao Norte Matosinhos   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Biological oxidation; Pesticide containing wastewater; Solar photo Fenton

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DECONTAMINATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IONS; MINERALOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; PESTICIDES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADABLE ORGANIC CARBON; BIOLOGICAL OXIDATION PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL OXIDATIONS; CARBOXYLATE ANIONS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MINERALISATION; ORGANIC CARBON FRACTION; PESTICIDE-CONTAINING WASTEWATER; SOLAR PHOTO-FENTON; TREATED WASTEWATER;

BIODEGRADABILITY;

ORGANIC CARBON; PESTICIDE;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DETOXIFICATION; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; PESTICIDE; SOLAR RADIATION; STANDARD (REGULATION); WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FENTON REACTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERALIZATION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR PHOTO FENTON; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84864056198     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.038     Document Type: Article

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