Dissolved effluent organic matter: Characteristics and potential implications in wastewater treatment and reuse applications

Water Research

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 213-248

  Michael Kordatou, I ^a   Michael, C ^a   Duan, X ^a,b   He, X ^a,b   Dionysiou, D D ^a,b   Mills, M A ^c   Fatta Kassinos, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological effects; Dissolved effluent organic matter; Effluent organic matter; Metal complexation; Toxicity; Wastewater treatment and reuse

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; METAL COMPLEXES; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

ADVANCED TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CRITICAL ELEMENTS; DISSOLVED EFFLUENT ORGANIC MATTER; EFFLUENT ORGANIC MATTER; METAL COMPLEXATION; TREATMENT PROCESS; WASTEWATER REUSE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE;

EFFLUENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ION EXCHANGE RESIN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OZONE; CHARCOAL; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DISINFECTION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; EFFLUENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ION EXCHANGE; METABOLITE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECYCLING; RESIN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE FILTER; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; FILTRATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84938532808     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.03.011     Document Type: Review

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