The impact of ferrous iron/heat-activated persulfate treatment on waste sewage sludge constituents and sorbed antimicrobial micropollutants

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 259, Issue , 2015, Pages 972-980

  Bilgin Oncu, Nalan ^a   Mercan, Nazire ^a   Akmehmet Balcioglu, Isil ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation process; Antimicrobial micropollutants; Biological waste sludge; Persulfate; Sludge treatment; Sulfate radical

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908701307     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.08.066     Document Type: Article

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