abstract：:Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium was examined in the bottom sediment of selected reservoirs. In vitro measurements of DNRA rates were made with undisturbed sediment cores, using an 15N stable isotope technique. 15NH4+ analysis was conducted using a C and N Elemental Analyzer, model EA 1112 (ThermoQuest) on ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Tomaszek JA,Gruca-Rokosz R

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous methods have been described employing various materials for fluoride removal due to the risk of high fluoride dosing for human health. There is a broad collection of commercial products for adsorption applications. The materials most recommended are activated alumina and bone char. Nineteen commercial sorbent...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Hernández-Montoya V,Elizalde-González MP,Trejo-Vázquez R

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of the electrical resistivity method for characterization of contaminated sites has been studied in many ways. The most commonly used device is a cone penetrometer that utilizes two or four electrodes to measure electrical resistivity (or conductivity) during a cone penetration test (CPT) along a vertic...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ahn T,Allouche EN,Yanful EK

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface transfer and bubble transfer both contribute significantly to oxygen transfer in a diffused aeration system. In the present study, liquid-film-forming apparatus is successfully developed on a laboratory scale to improve considerably the surface transfer via the unique liquid film transfer technique. The experi...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhu H,Imai T,Tani K,Ukita M,Sekine M,Higuchi T,Zhang ZJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the biosorption kinetics and equilibrium of cadmium, nickel and zinc by activated sludge from a biological nutrient removal (BNR) process. A series of batch experiments with different initial metal concentrations were conducted to determine the metal removal in BNR sludge. The harvested sludges...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chang WC,Hsu CH,Chiang SM,Su MC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the changes in biodegradability, rheology and metal concentration of wastewater sludge--non-hydrolyzed (raw), sterilized, and hydrolyzed (thermal alkaline pre-treatment) at total solids concentration from 10-50 g l(-1) to ascertain the bioavailability of nutrients for subsequent fermentation. T...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Verma M,Brar SK,Riopel AR,Tyagi RD,Surampalli RY

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorus (P) recovery from waste water must become a predominant goal of all countries to face the limited resources of this essential nutrient. The induced crystallisation of calcium phosphates straight from the waste water phase applying tobermorite-rich calcium silicate hydrate compounds (CSH) from the constructi...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Berg U,Knoll G,Kaschka E,Weidler PG,Nüesch R

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A soil-column system was tested for the removal of soluble organics and nutrients from partially treated liquid swine manure. The liquid manure was applied to the 900 mm deep (300 mm of local topsoil and 600 mm of local subsoil) soil columns continuously for an eight-week period, and leachate as well as soil samples w...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Yang H,Xiao J,El-Din MG,Buchanan ID,Bromley D,Ikehata K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses decolorization and chemical oxygen demand (COD) abatement in olive mill wastewaters (OMW) by Phanerochaetae chrysosporium grown in static, suspended and immobilised cultures. When P chrysosporium is used in cultures, no decolorization of crude OMW is observed. Decolorization occurs only after remo...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mebirouk M,Sbai L,Lopez M,Gonzalez J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The photocatalytic degradation of many chlorinated organic compounds by semiconductor particles, has been widely recognised as a promising method of water and wastewater treatment process. In the present work the photocatalytic transformation of 2,4-D and MCPA in aqueous solution with 2 g l(-1) suspended TiO2 is demon...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Djebbar K,Zertal A,Sehili T

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel bioreactor packed with ceramic monolith colonized by a toluene-degrading culture was investigated in order to assess its suitability for waste gas treatment. Operational parameters that were considered included start-up of the bioreactor, toluene loading rate, changes in gas flow rate, liquid feed mode, and st...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Jin Y,Veiga MC,Kennes C

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard experimental protocols for biodegrading petroleum hydrocarbons employ microbiological and/or analytical analysis, and require advanced machines and specialized professionals to carry them out. Furthermore, the obtained results involve a high margin of error. In this paper, a new experimental technique was dev...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Said M,Elektorowicz M,Ahmad D,Chifrina R

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is understood that the major pollution from storm water is related to the content of particulate matter. One treatment practice is based on the first flush, i.e. detention of the initial part of the runoff that is considered to contain the highest concentrations of pollutants. This study has evaluated the concentra...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Hallberg M,Renman G

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct biofiltration of surface water may be considered as pre-treatment for membrane filtration, in order to reduce fouling. The biofiltration process was investigated with regard to biodegradable organic matter and biofilm formation, covering the annual variations under moderately cold climate conditions. Granular a...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Persson F,Heinicke G,Uhl W,Hedberg T,Hermansson M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work presents the results obtained in the treatment of industrial pulp mill wastewater (black liquor) with the white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor immobilised in nylon and polyurethane foam cubes. Reductions in colour (36%), aromatic compounds (54%) and toxicity (3.15 times reduction of the initial value) were o...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Font X,Caminal G,Gabarrell X,Vicent T

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pilot-scale biotrickling filter (BTF) packed with polyurethane (PU) foam was installed at one pharmaceutical factory in Zhejiang Province to study the removal of high-concentration H2S from water treatment plant. Experiments were performed at different empty bed residence times (EBRTs), H2S input load, ratio of liqu...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chen JM,Jiang LY,Sha HL

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present paper, the potential of the foamed emulsion bioreactor (FEBR), a novel biological reactor for air pollution control was evaluated. Experimental data obtained on a laboratory-scale prototype were used to scale-up the process for a hypothetical case consisting of a contaminated air flow rate of 10,000 m(3...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kan E,Deshusses MA

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon-coated TiO2 powders were prepared from the mixtures of anatase (ST-01) and carbon precursor poly(vinyl alcohol) in different ratios by carbonization at 900 degrees C in a flow of either Ar or N2. Carbon-coated TiQ2 thus prepared was either fixed on an adhesive tape or formed into a film by using the organic bin...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Inagaki M,Nonaka M,Kojin F,Tsumura T,Toyoda M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three kinds of titania/silica pellets were prepared using the sol-gel method with surface areas of 50.4 m2 g(-1), 421.1 m2 x g(-1) and 89.1 m2 x g(-1). An annular reactor was designed and built to determine the degradation efficiency of toluene and to investigate the relationship between the adsorption and desorption-...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Luo Y,Zou L,Hu E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of batch experiments on free swell, hydraulic conductivity, and contaminant removal efficiency was performed for the combination of bentonite and zero valent iron (ZVI), in order to identify the optimal mixing ratio between bentonite and ZVI. The swell volume of the bentonite-ZVI mixtures did not change with ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lee HJ,Chun BS,Kim WC,Chung M,Park JW

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screened dairy manure, with a total solids content equal to 34.7 g TS l(-1), was subjected to a coagulation-flocculation treatment using FeCl, as coagulant and a medium cationic polyacrylamide (MCP1). The effect of changing doses of the additives (FeCl3 and MCP1) on the properties of supernatant fractions was studied ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Rico JL,García H,Rico C,Pérez N

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the changes in the bacterial community during biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) substrate when N'-N' dimethylformamide (DMF) was added. The microbial populations that biodegrade the PAH substrate were assessed by Fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) and changed from 49.45...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chang YT,Lee JF,Chao HP,Liao WL

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elemental balances of microbial growth have been applied to calculate (C/N) ratio in a denitrification process. The correlation between biomass yield coefficient and degree of reduction has been used to estimate the critical (C/N) ratio. It has been shown that when the degree of reduction of the substrate is lower tha...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Sobieszuk P,Szewczyk KW

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of artificial wastewater containing a large amount of suspended solids comprised of soybean processing waste and pig fodder was studied using a novel multi-staged upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. The reactor consisted of three compartments, each containing a gas solid separator. The wastewater had ch...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Uemura S,Harada H,Ohashi A,Torimura S

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silver impregnated activated carbon (SIAC) can effectively remove iodide from water and sequester it in the form of AgI(s)). Given the extremely insoluble nature of AgI(s), the spent SIAC can be safely disposed of in land burial facilities. However, when the molar ratio of silver to iodide is greater than one, which i...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Karanfil T,Moro EC,Serkiz SM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of selenium remediation agents, mainly gamma alumina sorbents and zerovalent metals is greatly inhibited in the presence of large concentrations of sulfate found in selenium-rich agricultural drainage water. It is therefore imperative to remove sulfates from these contaminated waters, prior to their tr...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Jegadeesan G,Mondal K,Lalvani SB

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable effort is being made to remediate soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, heavy metals and other organic and inorganic compounds that have resulted from industrial activities, accidental spills and improper waste disposal practices. Cu...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Saldaña MD,Nagpal V,Guigard SE

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficiency of an anaerobic biological treatment for the reduction of essential contaminants of produced water from an offshore oilfield was investigated using a microbial consortium enriched with sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB). Experiments were conducted in a bench bioreactor at 35 degrees C, 250 rpm, with inter...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Vieira DS,Sérvulo EF,Cammarota MC

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell agglomeration studies were conducted in anaerobic fluidized bed reactors without any external support. Granulation was studied at different combinations of loading and mixing conditions utilizing synthetic wastewater. Both single-stage and two-stage biomethanation processes were studied. Reactors of volume 0.55, ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Verma M,Sreekrishnan TR,Tyagi RD

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the performance and microbial community in a submerged membrane bioreactor were investigated for different hydraulic retention times. The removal efficiencies of chemical oxygen demand, total phosphorus, suspended solid and heterotrophic bacteria did not differ significantly with different hydraulic ret...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： You SJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With an aim of developing an effective remediation technology for soils contaminated by heavy metals and metalloids, the extraction behavior of metallic contaminants as well as those of soil constituents was studied on a laboratory scale. Three contaminated soils collected from a former metal recycling plant were exam...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Tokunaga S,Park SW,Ulmanu M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To reduce the suspended solids load to a trickling filter installation, raw swine effluent was pre-treated with ferric chloride and a cationically charged polyacrylamide coagulant resulting in unexpected struvite accumulation downstream of this post-separation process. Using this pre-treated swine manure, struvite pre...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Laridi R,Auclair JC,Benmoussa H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herbal Pharmaceutical wastewater was subjected to physico-chemical treatment using conventional coagulants individually and in combination with different anionic, cationic and nonionic polyelectrolytes. Results indicate cationic polyelectrolyte to be the best polymer. Individually Alum did not give good results but Al...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Vanerkar AP,Satyanarayan S,Dharmadhikari DM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life cycle assessments of a range of wastewater treatment processes have been undertaken. At lower consent standards rotating biological contactors and biological filters exhibit lower environmental burdens for the required functionality than other process options. However, at tighter consents this distinction becomes...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Gaterell MR,Griffin P,Lester JN

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates a new method for chemically destroying organic pollutants in wastewater using spontaneous corrosion of iron metal sheet surfaces in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Model pollutants (phenol and benzoic acid) were degraded in batch experiments to investigate which parameters affected the process ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Namkung KC,Burgess AE,Bremner DH

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EDTA column's extraction were performed on four artificially contaminated soils, followed by the percolation of pure water to ensure the removal of EDTA entrapped in soil. The investigated soils were characterized by a content of organic matter ranging from 1% to 25%. A mathematical model was developed for copper leac...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Di Palma L,Ferrantelli P,Pitzolu I,Verdone N

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterotrophic Biofilms, growing in the successive three treatment stages of the RBC reactor in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant in the summer of 2002, were investigated and compared to those growing in the fall of 2001. The seasonal changes in biofilm structure were studied in terms of biofilm thickness, dry so...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Shen L,Ganczarczyk J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of catalytic wet oxidation (CWO) reactions, at temperatures of 430-500 K and in a batch bench-top pressure vessel were carried out utilizing a strong wastewater composed of landfill leachate and heavily organic halogen polluted industrial wastewater. A CeO2-SiO2 mixed oxide catalyst with large surface area to...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Goi D,de Leitenburg C,Trovarelli A,Dolcetti G

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hexavalent chromium introduced to the water ecosystem is an important issue due to the toxic effect it poses. The first step of conventional treatment of wastewaters containing hexavalent chromium is its reduction to chromium (III) which is less toxic. The use of industrial waste material for the reduction of chromium...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Altundogan HS,Ozer A,Tümen F

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface-active agents (surfactants) can enhance bioremediation of soils contaminated with PAHs by reducing sorption of PAHs or increasing desorption rates. The effectiveness of nonionic surfactant (Tween 80) and biosurfactants to enhance the solubilization and desorption of phenanthrene (Phe) and pyrene (Pyr) in soil-...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cheng KY,Zhao ZY,Wong JW

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00