Assessing potential modifications to the activated sludge process to improve simultaneous removal of a diverse range of micropollutants

Water Research

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Petrie, Bruce ^a   McAdam, Ewan J ^a   Lester, John N ^a   Cartmell, Elise ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EE2; EQS; Hazardous chemical; Legislation; Pharmaceutical; Pilot plant

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; METALS; PILOT PLANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE; HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MICROPOLLUTANT REMOVALS; OPTIMUM PROCESS CONDITIONS; ORGANIC MICRO-POLLUTANTS; PARTICULATE-BOUND METALS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; METAL; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; FOOD; MICROORGANISM; MICROPOLLUTANT; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WEATHER; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84902653174     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.05.036     Document Type: Article

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