The degradation behaviour of nine diverse contaminants in urban surface water and wastewater prior to water treatment

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 2051-2065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Cormier ◽  
Benoit Barbeau ◽  
Hans Peter H. Arp ◽  
Sébastien Sauvé
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Emerging Contaminants ◽  
Urban Surface ◽  
Degradation Behaviour ◽  
Water And Wastewater

An increasing diversity of emerging contaminants are entering urban surface water and wastewater, posing unknown risks for the environment.

Removal of 17β-estradiol (E2) and its chlorination by-products from water and wastewater using non-imprinted polymer (NIP) particles

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 1291-1297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Murray ◽  
Banu Örmeci ◽  
E. P. C. Lai
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Humic Acid ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Emerging Contaminants ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds ◽  
Imprinted Polymer ◽  
Water And Wastewater Treatment ◽  
17Β Estradiol ◽  
Water And Wastewater ◽  
By Products

Endocrine disrupting compounds and their chlorination by-products are two classes of emerging contaminants. Surface water and wastewater treatment technologies have limitations in removing these contaminants. This study evaluated the ability of non-imprinted polymer particles (NIP) to remove the endocrine disruptor 17β-estradiol (E2) and its chlorination by-products from water and wastewater. NIP effectively removed 98% of 10 mg/L E2 from wastewater. NIP were also effective in removing chlorination by-products of E2 by 84.9% after 10 mg/L E2 in water was chlorinated at 5 mg/L. In the presence of 5 mg/L humic acid, NIP were able to achieve removal of 10 mg/L E2 by greater than 99.9%. Furthermore, after chlorination of 10 mg/L E2 and 5 mg/L humic acid at 10 mg/L chlorine, NIP were also able to remove the chlorination by-products formed as well as the remaining E2 by greater than 99.9%. The presence of 5 mg/L humic acid did not adversely affect the adsorption efficiency. The results of this research indicate that NIPs have good potential as a final treatment step for surface water and wastewater treatment.

COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SURFACE WATER TREATMENT USING ALUMINIUM SULPHATE AND POLYALUMINIUM CHLORIDES AS COAGULANT REAGENTS

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 859-863 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Simina Stefan ◽  
Cristina Costache ◽  
Viorica Ruxandu ◽  
Monica Balas ◽  
Mircea Stefan
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Aluminium Sulphate ◽  
Surface Water Treatment

The Vyredox and Nitredox Methods of in situ Treatment of Groundwater

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Braester ◽  
Rudolf Martinell
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Nitrate Treatment ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Nitrate And Nitrite ◽  
Iron And Manganese

Nearly one fifth of all water used in the world is obtained from groundwater. The protection of water has become a high priority goal. During the last decades pollution of water has become more and more severe. Today groundwater is more and more used in comparison with surface water. Recently we have seen accidents, which can pollute nearly all surface water very quickly. Generally the groundwater is easier to protect, as well as cheaper to purify, and above all it is of better quality than the surface water. During the past two decades, alternatives to the traditional method of treating the water in filters have been developed, that is in situ water treatment i.e. the VYREDOX and NITREDOX methods. The most common problem regarding groundwater is too high content of iron and manganese, which can be reduced with the VYREDOX method. In some areas today there are severe problems with pollution by hydrocarbons and nitrate as well, and with modification of the VYREDOX treatment method it is used for hydrocarbon and nitrate treatment as well. The method to reduce the nitrate and nitrite is known as the NITREDOX method.

scholarly journals The Efficiency of Microstrainers Filtration in the Process of Removing Phytoplankton with Special Consideration of Cyanobacteria

Toxins ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanda Czyżewska ◽  
Marlena Piontek
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Filtration Process ◽  
Particle Filtration ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Water Treatment Process ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
Quantitative Monitoring

The research presented in this manuscript concerns the evaluation of the effectiveness of microstrainers, which are designed to reduce the amount of plankton in treated surface water. The efficiency of microstrainer filtration analysis is very important for the proper course of the water-treatment process not only in the Water-Treatment Plant (WTP) in Zielona Góra (central western Poland) but also in other WTPs around the world. The qualitative and quantitative monitoring of the abundance of plankton including cyanobacteria during the particle-filtration process allows not only for the assessment of the potential cyanotoxic risk in surface water providing a source of drinking water, but also allows the evaluation of the action and the prevention of adverse impacts of microstrainers. Over four years of research, it was observed that the largest amount of cyanobacteria before microstrainer filtration took place in May. The dominant species was Limnothrix redeckei. The microstrainer removal of plankton and cyanobacteria was statistically significant. The quantity of removed plankton increased with its increasing content in raw water. The particle-filtration process, by reducing the amount of cyanobacteria, contributes to a decrease in intracellular microcystins.

Upgrading of waterworks with a new biooxidation process for removal of manganese and iron

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 121-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Hedberg ◽  
T. A. Wahlberg
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Previous Treatment ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Unit Operations ◽  
Treatment Water

The paper describes how waterworks can be upgraded by the use of microbiologically unit operations to make it possible to remove manganese from groundwater and surface water. Pilot plant studies and full-scale plant studies show that conventional oxidants as permanganate may be replaced by biooxidation thus reducing the use of chemicals in water treatment. Water containing high amounts of Fe and/or Mn and organic matter may be difficult to treat and pilot plant studies are therefore recommended. This study shows that one ground waterworks and one surface waterworks succed in removing manganese where previous treatment with permangante had failed.

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