Assessing potential modifications to the activated sludge process to improve simultaneous removal of a diverse range of micropollutants
- Submitting institution
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Robert Gordon University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- Petrie_3
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.watres.2014.05.036
- Title of journal
- Water Research
- Article number
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- First page
- 180-192
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0043-1354
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- The research was funded by EPSRC (EP/P504880/1) and the water utilities: Northumbrian Water, Anglian Water, Severn Trent Water, Yorkshire Water and United Utilities. The study identified, for the first-time, activated sludge operational conditions for enhanced micropollutant removal from wastewater. Northumbrian Water, Anglian Water, Severn Trent Water, Yorkshire Water and United Utilities are now using the findings to inform operation of their treatment plants to achieve micropollutant discharge limits, mitigating the need for expensive tertiary treatments. The research also led to the award of a PhD studentship (acquired by collaborating researchers at Cranfield University) from UK Water Industry Research (2014-2017).
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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