Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
About 4000 medical compounds are being used in the drugs applied today. It is estimated that worldwide consumption of active compounds amounts to some 100 000 tons or more per year. Consequently,...
Sludge Reduction Technologies in Wastewater Treatment Plants
Sludge Reduction Technologies in Wastewater Treatment Plants is a review of the sludge reduction techniques integrated in wastewater treatment plants with detailed chapters on the...
Desalination Technology
Desalination Technology: Health and Environmental Impacts covers the latest developments in desalination, examining the environmental and public health-related impacts of these technologies....
Disinfecting and Stabilizing Biosolids Using E-Beam and Chemical Oxidants
Municipal sewage and sludges can harbor a variety of infectious microorganisms as well as estrogenic compounds and their metabolites. Biosolids and other residuals generated from municipal...
Optimizing Filtration and Disinfection Systems with a Risk-Based Approach
Treated wastewater effluents contain high concentrations of particles; many of these particles are large (with diameters greater than 100 μm) and consist of densely-packed bacterial cells. ...
Evaluation of QSPR Techniques for Wastewater Treatment Processes
Most households regularly use products containing trace organic compounds (TOrC), including endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs), personal care products...
Energy Efficiency in Value Engineering: Barriers and Pathways
Value engineering is a technique that wastewater treatment facilities (WWTFs) currently use, when required, to analyze cost reduction and performance optimization opportunities. The research...
Overview of State Energy Reduction Programs and Guidelines for the Wastewater Sector
Approximately 35% of a wastewater treatment facilities’ total cost to provide wastewater service is for energy use. Industry wide, about 0.6% of the electric energy produced in the United States...
Characterizing the Quality of Effluent and Other Contributory Sources During Peak Wet Weather Events
This study evaluates the impacts of blending practices at municipal wastewater treatment plants on effluent and receiving water quality, and estimates public health risks associated with...
Effect of Aluminum and Iron Addition during Conditioning and Dewatering for Odor Control
The objectives of this research were to investigate the factors impacting the effectiveness of metal salts in reducing the production of volatile organic sulfur compounds (VOSCs) in biosolids,...