Fate and behavior of ZnO- and Ag-engineered nanoparticles and a bacterial viability assessment in a simulated wastewater treatment plant

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 59-66

  Musee, Ndeke ^a,b   Zvimba, John N ^a   Schaefer, Lisa M ^a   Nota, Nomakhwezi ^a   Sikhwivhilu, Lucky M ^c   Thwala, Melusi ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c MINTEK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

bacterial viability; Engineered nanoparticles; removal; stability; wastewater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VIABILITY; COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE; ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; SIMULATED WASTEWATER;

BIODEGRADATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; NANOPARTICLES; REMOVAL; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

SILVER;

SILVER NANOPARTICLE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOREACTOR; BIOSOLID; BIOSORPTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; NANOENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PH; SLUDGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SILVER; WATER PURIFICATION; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84886075440     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2013.824302     Document Type: Article

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