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Comparative behavior of relevant micropollutants in different water matrices by uv254 and simulated solar light irradiation and neutral photo-fenton process

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Micropollutant degradation, bacterial inactivation and regrowth risk in wastewater effluents: Influence of the secondary (pre)treatment on the efficiency of Advanced Oxidation Processes

César Pulgarin, Dominique Grandjean, Luiz Felippe De Alencastro, Stefanos Giannakis, Anoys Magnet

In this work, disinfection by 5 Advanced Oxidation Processes was preceded by 3 different secondary treatment systems present in the wastewater treatment plant of Vidy, Lausanne (Switzerland). 5 AOPs after two biological treatment methods (conventional acti ...
Elsevier2016

Bromide Sources and Loads in Swiss Surface Waters and Their Relevance for Bromate Formation during Wastewater Ozonation

Urs von Gunten

Bromide measurements and mass balances in the catchments of major Swiss rivers revealed that chemical industry and municipal waste incinerators are the most important bromide sources and account for similar to 50% and similar to 20%, respectively, of the s ...
American Chemical Society2016

Emerging risks from ballast water treatment: The run-up to the International Ballast Water Management Convention

Urs von Gunten

Uptake and discharge of ballast water by ocean-going ships contribute to the worldwide spread of aquatic invasive species, with negative impacts on the environment, economies, and public health. The International Ballast Water Management Convention aims at ...
Elsevier2014

Identification of bacteria from wastewater for the oxidation of micropollutants

Julien Maillard, Emmanuelle Rohrbach, Arnaud Michel Gelb

The term "micropollutants" includes xenobiotic compounds of various origins which can be found in aquatic environments at concentration levels of nano- to micrograms per liter and which present a negative effect on ecosystems. Many aromatic micropollutants ...
2014

Treatment of micropollutants in municipal wastewater: Ozone or powdered activated carbon?

David Andrew Barry, Luca Rossi, Luiz Felippe De Alencastro, Jonas Margot, Anoys Magnet

Many organic micropollutants present in wastewater, such as pharmaceuticals and pesticides, are poorly removed in conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). To reduce the release of these substances into the aquatic environment, advanced wastewater ...
Elsevier2013

Constant-yield control of continuous bioreactors

Georgios Savoglidis

The process of anaerobic digestion is a common application in the treatment of industrial and communal wastewater treatment plants. The biochemical reactions taking place inside the fermenter can be described by a system of first order differential equatio ...
Elsevier Science Sa2013

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