Advanced treatment of urban wastewater by sand filtration and graphene adsorption for wastewater reuse: Effect on a mixture of pharmaceuticals and toxicity

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 122-128

  Rizzo, L ^a   Fiorentino, A ^a   Grassi, M ^b   Attanasio, D ^a   Guida, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural wastewater reuse; Carbon nanotubes; Granular activated carbon; Pharmaceuticals; Phyto toxicity tests; Sand filtration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; DRUG PRODUCTS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GRAPHENE; MIXTURES; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; YARN;

ADSORPTION PROCESS; ADSORPTION REACTOR; AGRICULTURAL WASTEWATER; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; PHARMACEUTICAL MIXTURES; SAND FILTRATION; TOXICITY TEST;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

DAPHNIA MAGNA;

EID: 84920461510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2014.11.011     Document Type: Article

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