Fluorescence spectroscopy for wastewater monitoring: A review

Water Research

Volumn 95, Issue , 2016, Pages 205-219

  Carstea, Elfrida M ^a,b   Bridgeman, John ^a   Baker, Andy ^c   Reynolds, Darren M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR OPTOELECTRONICS INOE 2000   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluorescence spectroscopy; Monitoring; Organic matter; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DATA HANDLING; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); MONITORING; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; POLLUTION CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; RIVER POLLUTION; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS (BOD); BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESS; CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION; FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION-EMISSION MATRICES; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; WAVELENGTH SELECTIVITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ORGANIC MATTER; SURFACE WATER;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DATA PROCESSING; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MONITORING SYSTEM; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WORLD WIDE WEB;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORINATION; DATA PROCESSING; DILUTION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; ONLINE MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; REVIEW; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84960970229     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.03.021     Document Type: Review

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