The effects of solids retention time in full-scale activated sludge basins on trace organic contaminant concentrations

Water Environment Research

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 715-724

  Gerrity, Daniel ^a,b,c   Holady, Janie C ^a   Mawhinney, Douglas B ^a   Quiñones, Oscar ^a   Trenholm, Rebecca A ^a   Snyder, Shane A ^d  

^a SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY   (United States)

^b TRUSSELL TECHNOLOGIES INC   (United States)

^c University of Nevada Las Vegas   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Endocrine disrupting compound; Pharmaceuticals and personal care products; Solids retention time; Trace organic contaminant; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; IMPURITIES; OPTIMIZATION; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; AMMONIA; ATENOLOL; ATORVASTATIN; BENZOPHENONE; CAFFEINE; CARBON; DICLOFENAC; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GEMFIBROZIL; IBUPROFEN; MEPROBAMATE; NAPROXEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRICLOSAN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; POLLUTION EFFECT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 84882933032     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143012X13560205144533     Document Type: Article

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