Occurrence and removal of microbial indicators from municipal wastewaters by nine different MBR systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 865-871

  Hirani, Zakir M ^a   DeCarolis, James F ^a   Lehman, Geno ^a   Adham, Samer S ^b   Jacangelo, Joseph G ^a,c  

^a MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

^b ConocoPhillips' Global Water Sustainability Center ^*  (Qatar)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Disinfection; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Virus; Wastewater treatment; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

COLIPHAGES; FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA; HOLLOW FIBER; MBR TECHNOLOGY; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; MEMBRANE PORE SIZE; MICROBIAL CONCENTRATIONS; MICROBIAL INDICATORS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; POLYETHERSULFONES; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PROCESS CONFIGURATION; STRONG CORRELATION; WATER REUSE;

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; COLIFORM BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; ETHERS; GEOMETRY; PORE SIZE; VIRUSES; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

MEMBRANES;

POLITEF; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

BIOINDICATOR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; GEOMETRY; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VIRUS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COLIPHAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FECAL COLIFORM; GEOMETRY; HOLLOW FIBER; MEMBRANE REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BIOREACTORS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; LEVIVIRUS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; POROSITY; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84864401605     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.261     Document Type: Article

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