Emerging Contaminants from Industrial and Municipal Waste Removal Technologies /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Barceló, Damià (Editor), Petrovic, Mira (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 5 / 5S / 5S/2
• Subjects: Environment.; Water-supply.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Ecotoxicology.; Air pollution.; Environmental pollution.; Water pollution.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Water Industry/Water Technologies.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Terrestrial Pollution.

The group of non-regulated contaminants termed “emerging contaminants” mainly comprises products used in large quantities in everyday life, such as human and veterinary pharmaceuticals, personal care products, surfactants and surfactant residues, plasticizers and various industrial additives. The oc...

Table of Contents:

• Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Treatment: Conventional Activated Sludge Treatment
• Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) as an Advanced Wastewater Treatment Technology
• Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Water Treatment by Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis
• Ozone-Based Technologies in Water and Wastewater Treatment
• Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Waste-water Treatment: Removal by Photo-catalytic Processes
• Behavior of Emerging Pollutants in Constructed Wetlands
• Input of Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides and Industrial Chemicals as a Consequence of Using Conventional and Non-conventional Sources of Water for Artificial Groundwater Recharge
• Advanced Sorbent Materials for Treatment of Wastewaters
• Conclusions and Future Research Needs
• Erratum to Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) as an Advanced Wastewater Treatment Technology.