Attachment surface energy effects on nitrification and estrogen removal rates by biofilms for improved wastewater treatment

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2190-2198

  Khan, Mohiuddin Md Taimur ^a,b   Chapman, Timothy ^c   Cochran, Kristin ^c   Schuler, Andrew J ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Hormones; Nitrification; Surface energy; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HORMONES; HYDROPHILICITY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; NITRIFICATION; POLYAMIDES; RATE CONSTANTS; RAYON; RECLAMATION; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER;

DOMESTIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; FIRST-ORDER RATE CONSTANTS; INTEGRATED FIXED-FILM ACTIVATED SLUDGE; NITRIFYING ACTIVATED SLUDGES; SPECIFIC NITRIFICATION RATE; SURFACE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETAL DERIVATIVE; AMMONIA; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MELAMINE; NYLON; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILM; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HORMONE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; PLASTIC; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; SURFACE ENERGY; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMERSION; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84875607725     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.036     Document Type: Article

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