abstract：:The performance of a vertical and a horizontal subsurface flow wetland (v-SSF and h-SSF), designed for treating domestic wastewater from a single family, was investigated by monitoring total nitrogen (TN), nitrate nitrogen (NO3-N), ammonium nitrogen (NH4-N), total phosphorus (TP), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and the ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mietto A,Borin M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the applicability of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to a fibrous activated carbon (FAC)/titania (TiO2) composite used for the purification of gas-phase benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylene was evaluated. The surface and morphological properties of the FAC and prepared FAC/TiO2 composite were ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Jo WK

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of foundry sands, industrial waste from the iron foundry industry, was evaluated for the removal of Cr (VI) using discontinuous assays. Chemical foundry sands are composed of fine silica sand, furanic resins as binder, chemical catalyst and residual iron particles. The influence ofpH, agitation rate and ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Campos I,Alvarez JA,Villar P,Pascual A,Herrero L

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A response surface methodology (RSM) involving a central composite design was applied to the modelling and optimization of a preparation of Mn/active carbon nanocatalysts in NH3-SCR of NO at 250 degrees C and the results were compared with the artificial neural network (ANN) predicted values. The catalyst preparation ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mousavi SM,Niaei A,Salari D,Panahi PN,Samandari M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aerobic granular systems are mainly sequencing batch reactors where the biomass is submitted to feast-famine regimes to promote its aggregation in the form of granules. In these systems, different cycle distributions can be applied for the simultaneous removal of organic matter, nitrogen and phosphorus. In this wo...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Val del Río A,Morales N,Figueroa M,Mosquera-Corral A,Campos JL,Méndez R

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emission of greenhouse gases, such as N2O, from wastewater treatment plants is a matter of growing concern. Denitrification by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) has been identified as the main N2O producing pathway. To estimate N2O emissions during biological nitrogen removal, reliable mathematical models are essen...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mampaey KE,Beuckels B,Kampschreur MJ,Kleerebezem R,van Loosdrecht MC,Volcke EI

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation has been made of a dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) procedure for the determination of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in different environmental waters including seawaters and wastewaters, using gas-chromatography (GC) with flame-ionization detection (FID). The optimized metho...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ramos-Dorta CV,Pino V,Afonso AM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coal seam gas (CSG) is being touted as a transition fuel as the world moves towards low-carbon economies. However, the development of CSG reserves will generate enormous volumes of saline water. In this work, we investigate the potential of using this saline water to support mass algae production. Water and brine from...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Buchanan JJ,Slater FR,Bai X,Pratt S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compost stability assessment within different particle size fractions was studied. Humic acids (HAs) were extracted from two kinds of co-composts prepared using evaporated olive mill wastewater (OMSW) or solid waste from olive oil extraction (OC) and poultry manure (PM). The elemental composition, Fourier-transform in...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Masmoudi S,Jarboui R,El Feki H,Gea T,Medhioub K,Ammar E

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Sweden, waste incineration has played a major role in sustainable waste management, as well as generating combined heat and electricity for many years. Incineration of combustible waste produces residues such as fly ash and bottom ash. The chemical composition of both ashes shows that they consist of bulk metals an...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Baniya B

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to develop an experimental set-up and a methodology to uniformly contaminate several filter samples with high concentrations of cultivable bacteria and fungi. An experimental set-up allows contaminating simultaneously up to four filters for range of velocities representative of heating, venti...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Forthomme A,Andrès Y,Joubert A,Simon X,Duquenne P,Bemer D,Le Coq L

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anion exchanger from rice straw was used to remove Cr (VI) from synthetic wastewater and electroplating effluent. The exchanger was characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and it was found that the quaternary amino group and hydroxyl group are the main ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cao W,Dang Z,Yia XY,Yang C,Lu GN,Liu YF,Huang SY,Zheng LC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Black carbon (BC) particles were removed from experimental flue gas by the surfactant solutions of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS), hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether-9 (AEO-9) and polyoxy ethrlene nonyl phinyl ether-10 (TX-10), as well as AEO-9-SDBS, AEO-9-CTAB and...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lu P,Li C,Zeng G,Zhao Y,Zhan Q,Song J,Fan X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing pressure to upgrade effluent ponds for phosphorus removal. Active slag filters offer a solution, but design information is limited. Hydraulic retention time (HRT) is a key factor in filter design because it controls filter treatment efficiency as well the filter substrate lifespan. This paper repor...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Shilton A,Chen L,Elemetri I,Pratt C,Pratt S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work focused on studying the effect of the chemical oxidation demand to sulfide ratio (COD/S) on power generation and sulfide oxidation in microbial fuel cells treating sulfide-rich wastewater containing organic contaminants. The maximum power density achieved was 20 +/- 1 W m(-3) V(Anode) and the C(oulombic) yie...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhang L,Mao Y,Ma J,Li D,Shi H,Liu Y,Cai L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimation of scaling-up parameters for a site restoration process using a surfactant-enhanced soil washing (SESW) process followed by the application of advanced oxidation processes (Fenton and photo-Fenton) was performed. For the SESW, different parameters were varied and the soil washing efficiency for pesticide (2...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Bandala ER,Cossio H,Sánchez-Lopez AD,Córdova F,Peralta-Herández JM,Torres LG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two phosphate-solubilizing bacterial strains were isolated and identified as Acinetobacter calcoaceticus YC-5a and Enterobacter agglomerans KMC-7 based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. A. calcoaceticus YC-5a is less well known as a phosphate-solubilizing plant-associated bacterium. The plant growth-promoting pr...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ren YX,Zhu XL,Fan DD,Ma P,Liang LH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility of reusing hand-washing grey water contaminated with antibacterial hand-washing liquid for irrigation purposes in an urban farm is explored in this case study. Experiments are carried out to investigate if the quality of this grey water allows for its reuse in agriculture as per the guidelines establis...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Khan MZ,Sim YL,Lin YJ,Lai KM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the effects of Al-coagulant sludge characteristics on the efficiency ofcoagulant recovery by acidification with H2SO4. Two sludge characteristics were studied: types of coagulant and textures of the suspended solid in raw water. The coagulant types are aluminium sulphate and polyaluminium chloride...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chen YJ,Wang WM,Wei MJ,Chen JL,He JL,Chiang KY,Wu CC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biodegradation and bioconversion of lignin are the result of the combined action of fungi, bacteria and actinomycetes. Through screening from forest soil, two novel isolated actinomycete strains were identified as Streptomyces spp. strains F-6 and F-7 by their morphology, cultural characteristics and high homology to ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Yang YS,Zhou JT,Lu H,Yuan YL,Zhao LH

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes a method to formulate struvite fine powder into pellets that are easy to spread on agricultural land. To evaluate the quality of produced pellets, some chemical and physical properties commonly measured for fertilizers were tested. The findings indicated that the salt index and heavy metal content...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Latifian M,Liu J,Mattiasson B

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Removal of heavy metals (Cu(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II)) from aqueous solution was investigated using native or saponified chicory pulp biomass. Firstly, carbohydrates constituted about 70% of pulp dried matter. The pectic fraction represented 12-14% of dried matter and about 51% of these pectic units were esterified by me...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Rio S,Martin P

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) during electrokinetic decontamination (EKD) was investigated in this research. EDTA is a ligand that can form soluble complexes with precipitated heavy metals inside soil pores. Millpond sludge, primarily contaminated with lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn), was subjected to E...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Karim MA,Khan LI

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metal removal from sewage sludge ash can be performed by mixing the ash with environmentally compatible chlorides (e.g. CaCl2 or MgCl2) and water, pelletizing the mixture and treating the pellets in a rotary reactor at about 1000 degrees C. Thermogravimetry-mass spectroscopy, muffle oven tests (500-1150 degrees ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Nowak B,Wegerer H,Aschenbrenner P,Rechberger H,Winter F

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traffic is the major air pollution source in most urban areas. Nowadays, most of the strategies carried out to improve urban air quality are focused on reducing traffic emissions. Nevertheless, acting locally on urban design can also reduce levels of air pollutants. In this paper, both strategies are studied in severa...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Acero JA,Simon A,Padro A,Santa Coloma O

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ozonation on sludge disintegration should be investigated before the application of ozone during biological treatment, in order to minimize excess sludge production. In this study, changes in sludge and supernatant after ozonation of return activated sludge were investigated for seven different ozone do...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Demir O,Filibeli A

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The removal of toxic phenolic compounds from industrial wastewater is an important issue to be addressed. Their presence in water and soil has become a great environmental concern, and effective methods for their removal need to be addressed. The feasibility of applying laccases for the degradation of phenolic compoun...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chakroun H,Bouaziz M,Dhouib A,Sayadi S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A horizontal flow multimedia stormwater filter was developed and tested for hydraulic efficiency and pollutant removal efficiency. Gravel, coconut (Cocos nucifera) fibre and sand were selected as the media and filled in 1:1:1 proportion. A fabric screen made up of woven sisal hemp was used to separate the media. The a...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Samuel MP,Senthilvel S,Tamilmani D,Mathew AC

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compost made from municipal solid waste (MSW) contains heavy metals that can interfere with the use of organic amendment in soil. In order to find effective ways to reduce the potential risk of heavy metals, we have investigated a novel approach by use of organic acid during MSW composting. Citric and oxalic acid diss...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Rosal A,Chica AF,Arcos MA,Dios M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper mainly focused on illustrating the merit of respirometric analysis in assessing the inhibitory/toxic impact of xenobiotics on substrate biodegradation. It also evaluated biodegradation characteristics of these chemicals at continuous exposure through acclimation ofthe microbial culture. The nature and role o...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Orhon D,Sözen S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemicals of emerging concern (CECs) are frequently used in cosmetic formulations and can potentially reach the environment at concentrations that may cause harm. A methodology was developed to assess over 120 chemicals assembled from product ingredient listings to identify and validate potential CECs in cosmetics, ba...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dhanirama D,Gronow J,Voulvoulis N

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When treating a composite mustard tuber wastewater with high concentrations of salt (about 20 g Cl(-) L(-1)) and organics (about 8000 mg L(-1) COD) by an anaerobic sequencing batch biofilm reactor (ASBBR) in winter, both high salinity and low temperature will inhibit the activity of anaerobic microorganisms and lead t...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： He Q,Kong XJ,Chai HX,Fan MY,Du J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this research was to apply a simple and quick method of size and shape characterization by TEM to diesel exhaust particles from large-capacity, high-performance trucks. Particulate matter (PM) samples were collected while the engines were idling. Investigation of this type of emission is essential because v...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Sielicki P,Janik H,Guzman A,Namieśnik J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mineralisation of remazol black B (RBB) was studied at concentrations ranging from 20-1000 mgL(-1). The work was aimed at investigating the Fenton-like peroxidation of RBB at a concentration typically obtained in Batik cottage industries. Other response parameters were degradation and colour removal efficiencies. ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Hasan DB,Abdul Aziz AR,Daud WM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the effects of treatments with cement and lime on the consistency limits of marine sediments dredged from Dunkirk port. The Casagrande percussion test and the fall cone test were used to determine the liquid limits of raw sediments and treated marine sediments. For the evaluation of the plastic lim...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wang D,Zentar R,Abriak NE,Xu W

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of an ionized carboxyl group in the widely used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drug diclofenac potassium results in a high mobility of diclofenac and in its low sorption under conditions of slow sand filtration or subsoil passage. No diclofenac degradation was detected in pure water or sludge dur...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Karaman R,Khamis M,Quried M,Halabieh R,Makharzeh I,Manassra A,Abbadi J,Qtait A,Bufo SA,Nasser A,Nir S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partial nitrification of a high-strength ammonium wastewater (1150 +/- 150 mg N-NH4(+) L(-1)), mimicking reject water, was achieved in an activated sludge pilot plant with a configuration of three continuous reactors in series plus a settler. Stable and robust partial nitrification was maintained during 800 days of op...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Torà JA,Lafuente J,Carrera J,Baeza JA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of a laboratory-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor and a duckweed pond containing Lemna gibba was investigated for suitability for treating effluent for use in aquaculture. While treating low-strength sewage having a chemical oxygen demand (COD) of typically less than 200 mg/L, with a...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mohapatra DP,Ghangrekar MM,Mitra A,Brar SK

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present paper, the removal of aniline by adsorption process onto granular activated carbon (GAC) is reported from aqueous solutions containing catechol and resorcinol separately. The Taguchi experimental design was applied to study the effect of such parameters as the initial component concentrations (C(0,i)) o...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Suresh S,Srivastava VC,Mishrab IM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the chemical constituents of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and physicochemical properties of eight different sludge flocs from seven full-scale wastewater treatment plants. The physicochemical properties included floc properties (floc size, turbidity and effluent suspended solids (ESS) c...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Peng G,Ye F,Li Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00