A Proposed Suite of Indicators for Assessing the Efficiency of Secondary Treatment for the Removal of Organic Trace Compounds — WERF CEC4R08

Tanja Rauch-Williams; Eric Dickenson; Jörg E. Drewes; Douglas Drury; Daniel Gerrity; Christopher Higgins; Drew McAvoy; Andrew Salveson; Shane Snyder; Brett Vanderford

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A Proposed Suite of Indicators for Assessing the Efficiency of Secondary Treatment for the Removal of Organic Trace Compounds — WERF CEC4R08

Abstract

This paper summarizes the results to date of the WERF funded study entitled “Trace Organic Compounds Removal during Wastewater Treatment – Categorizing Wastewater Treatment Processes by their Efficacy in Reduction of a Suite of Indicator TOrC” (CEC4R08). The study aims at increasing our understanding of the effectiveness of secondary treatment processes for reducing indicator TOrC. The results of full-scale and laboratory-scale investigations were combined to identify the critical factors driving the removal of selected indicator compounds by biotransformation and sorption. Based on investigations conducted to date a suite of indicator compounds is proposed as a valuable tool for assessing the overall removal efficiency of various treatment processes for a larger group of TOrC that are similar in structure and fateproperties to the indicators proposed.

This paper summarizes the results to date of the WERF funded study entitled “Trace Organic Compounds Removal during Wastewater Treatment – Categorizing Wastewater Treatment Processes by their Efficacy in Reduction of a Suite of Indicator TOrC” (CEC4R08). The study aims at increasing our understanding of the effectiveness of secondary treatment processes for reducing indicator...

Author(s)

Tanja Rauch-WilliamsEric DickensonJörg E. DrewesDouglas DruryDaniel GerrityChristopher HigginsDrew McAvoyAndrew SalvesonShane SnyderBrett Vanderford

SourceProceedings of the Water Environment Federation

SubjectSession 77: Microconstituents

Document typeConference Paper

PublisherWater Environment Federation

Print publication date Jan, 2011

ISSN1938-6478

SICI1938-6478(20110101)2011:11L.5041;1-

DOI10.2175/193864711802765679

Volume / Issue2011 / 11

Content sourceWEFTEC