Hazardous Pollutants in Biological Treatment Systems: Fundamentals and a Guide to Experimental Research
Hazardous pollutants are a growing concern in treatment engineering. In the past, biological treatment was mainly used for the removal of bulk organic matter and the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus. However, relatively recently the issue of hazardous pollutants, which are present at very low concentrations in wastewaters and waters but are very harmful to both ecosystems and humans, is becoming increasingly important. Today, treatment of hazardous pollutants in the water environment becomes a challenge as the water quality standards become stricter. Hazardous Pollutants in Biological Treatment Systems focuses entirely on the hazardous pollutants present in wastewater and water and gives an elaborate insight into their fate and effects during biological treatment.
Currently, in commercial and industrial products and processes, thousands of chemicals are used that reach water. Many of those chemicals are carcinogens, mutagens, endocrine disruptors and toxicants. Therefore, water containing hazardous pollutants should be treated before discharged to the environment or consumed by humans.
This book first addresses the characteristics, occurrence and origin of hazardous organic and inorganic pollutants. Then, it concentrates on the fate and effects of these pollutants in biological wastewater and drinking water treatment units. It also provides details about analysis of hazardous pollutants, experimental methodologies, computational tools used to assist experiments, evaluation of experimental data and examination of microbial ecology by molecular microbiology and genetic tools.
Hazardous Pollutants in Biological Treatment Systems is an essential resource to the researcher or the practitioner who is already involved with hazardous pollutants and biological processes or intending to do so. The text will also be useful for professionals working in the field of water and wastewater treatment.
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Chapter 2: Hazardous pollutants in the water environmentPDF LinkPDFByRecep Kaya Göktaş;Recep Kaya Göktaş1Department of Environmental Engineering, Kocaeli University, Umuttepe Yerleşkesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi A Blok, 41380, İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey, [email protected].Search for other works by this author on:Matthew MacLeodMatthew MacLeod2Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 8, SE 11418, Stockholm, Sweden, [email protected].Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 3: Quantification of hazardous pollutants in biological systemsPDF LinkPDFByLokesh P. Padhye;Lokesh P. Padhye1The University of Auckland, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Auckland, New ZealandSearch for other works by this author on:Peizhe Sun;Peizhe Sun2Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.Search for other works by this author on:Ching-Hua HuangChing-Hua Huang2Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 5: Experimental assessment of the inhibitory effect and biodegradation of hazardous pollutantsPDF LinkPDFByFerhan Çeçen;Ferhan Çeçen1Boğaziçi University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, 34342 Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey; E-Mail: [email protected]; [email protected].Search for other works by this author on:Ulaş Tezel;Ulaş Tezel1Boğaziçi University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, 34342 Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey; E-Mail: [email protected]; [email protected].Search for other works by this author on:Bilge Alpaslan KocamemiBilge Alpaslan Kocamemi2Marmara University, Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey; E-Mail: [email protected].Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 7: Integrating microbial and molecular tools to determine the fate and impact of hazardous pollutantsPDF LinkPDFByBerat Z. Haznedaroglu;Berat Z. Haznedaroglu1Boğaziçi University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, 34342 Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected].Search for other works by this author on:Ulaş TezelUlaş Tezel1Boğaziçi University, Institute of Environmental Sciences, 34342 Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected].Search for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 8: Biological removal of hazardous pollutants in drinking water treatmentPDF LinkPDFByJess Brown;Jess Brown1Carollo Engineers, Inc., 3150 Bristol Street, Suite 500, Costa Mesa, CA 92626; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected].Search for other works by this author on:R. Scott Summers;R. Scott Summers2University of Colorado Boulder, College of Engineering & Applied Science, 1111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, CO 80309–0428; Email: [email protected].Search for other works by this author on:Eric Dickenson;Eric Dickenson3Southern Nevada Water Authority, PO Box 99954, Las Vegas, NV, 89193-9954; Email: [email protected]Search for other works by this author on:Giridhar UpadhyayaGiridhar Upadhyaya1Carollo Engineers, Inc., 3150 Bristol Street, Suite 500, Costa Mesa, CA 92626; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected].Search for other works by this author on: