Effects of salinity on the removal of trace organic contaminants by membrane bioreactor treatment for water reuse

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 25-27, 2013, Pages 5164-5171

  Tadkaew, Nichanan ^a   McDonald, James ^b   Khan, Stuart J ^b   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Saline wastewater; Trace organics; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECYCLING; SALINITY; SLUDGE; TRACE ELEMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84880932011     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.768415     Document Type: Article

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