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Sub-chronic inhalation of reclaimed water-induced fibrotic lesion in a mouse model
10.1016/j.watres.2018.04.008 2018-04-04 When reclaimed water is used as municipal miscellaneous water, acute exposure of the generated aerosol with high levels of endotoxins can cause severe inflammation in the lungs. However, the potential risks of long-term inhalation of reclaimed water remains u... |
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Quantitative characterization and analysis of granule transformations: Role of intermittent gas sparging in a super high-rate anaerobic system
10.1016/j.watres.2018.04.002 2018-04-04 Knowledge of leveraging biomass characteristics is essential for achieving a microbial community with a desired structure to optimize anaerobic bioreactor performance. This study investigates the successive granule transformations in a high-rate anaerobic sys... |
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Highly efficient removal of nitrogen and phosphorus in an electrolysis-integrated horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetland amended with biochar
10.1016/j.watres.2018.04.007 2018-04-04 Electrolysis combined with biochar (BC) was used in a constructed wetland to intensify nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) removal from wastewater simultaneously. A pilot study was conducted using an electrolysis-integrated, BC-amended, horizontal, subsurface-flo... |
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Risk of infection from Legionella associated with spray irrigation of reclaimed water
10.1016/j.watres.2018.04.001 2018-04-02 Legionella pneumophila has been detected in reclaimed water used for spray irrigation of turfgrass in public parks and golf courses. This study determined the risks of infection from exposure to various levels of Legionella in reclaimed waters considering: th... |
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Contribution of alcohol radicals to contaminant degradation in quenching studies of persulfate activation process
10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.069 2018-03-31 Alcohols such as ethanol (EtOH) and tert-butanol (TBA) are frequently used as quenching agents to identify the primary radical species in the persulfate (PS)-based oxidation processes. However, the contribution of alcohol radicals (ARs) to contaminant degrada... |
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Long-term spatial and temporal microbial community dynamics in a large-scale drinking water distribution system with multiple disinfectant regimes
10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.077 2018-03-30 Long-term spatial-temporal investigations of microbial dynamics in full-scale drinking water distribution systems are scarce. These investigations can reveal the process, infrastructure, and environmental factors that influence the microbial community, offeri... |
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Vertical-algal-biofilm enhanced raceway pond for cost-effective wastewater treatment and value-added products production
10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.076 2018-03-30 A win-win strategy by the integration of wastewater treatment with value-added products production through a vertical-algal-biofilm enhanced raceway was investigated in the present study. Raceway pond was enhanced by vertically setting the biofilm in the syst... |
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Wetting phenomenon in membrane distillation: mechanisms, reversal, and prevention
10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.058 2018-03-30 Membrane distillation (MD) is a rapidly emerging water treatment technology; however, membrane pore wetting is a primary barrier to widespread industrial use of MD. The primary causes of membrane wetting are exceedance of liquid entry pressure and membrane fo... |
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Effects of phosphate-enhanced ozone/biofiltration on formation of disinfection byproducts and occurrence of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water distribution systems
10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.073 2018-03-29 The effects of ozone-biologically activated carbon (O3-BAC) treatment with various phosphate doses (0, 0.3 or 0.6 mg/L) were investigated on the formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs) and occurrence of opportunistic pathogens (OPs) in drinking water dis... |
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Characteristics of competitive uptake between Microcystin-LR and natural organic matter (NOM) fractions using strongly basic anion exchange resins
10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.074 2018-03-29 Microcystins are the most commonly occurring cyanotoxins, and have been extensively studied across the globe. In the present study, a strongly basic anion exchange resin was employed to investigate the removal of Microcystin-LR (MCLR), one of the most toxic m... |