Use of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis in reclaiming micro-filtered biologically treated sewage effluent for irrigation

Desalination

Volumn 364, Issue , 2015, Pages 119-125

  Shanmuganathan, Sukanyah ^a   Vigneswaran, Saravanamuthu ^a   Nguyen, Tien Vinh ^a   Loganathan, Paripurnanda ^a   Kandasamy, Jaya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Nanofiltration; Pharmaceuticals and personal care products; Reverse osmosis; Sodium adsorption ratio

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BLENDING; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; NANOFILTRATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEWAGE; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

HYBRID TREATMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; POTENTIAL HAZARDS; RISK PARAMETER; SAFETY LIMITS; SEWAGE EFFLUENTS; SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO;

EFFLUENTS;

EID: 84925381473     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.12.021     Document Type: Article

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