Environmentally Friendly (Bio)Technologies for the Removal of Emerging Organic and Inorganic Pollutants from Water

This book highlights the impacts of emerging pollutants (both organic and inorganic) in water bodies and the role and performances of different water and wastewater treatment approaches that are presently being employed in the field of environmental engineering. Some of these approaches are focused on ‘end-of-pipe’ treatment, while most of these approaches are focused on the application of novel physic-chemical and biological techniques for wastewater treatment and reuse.

The goal of this book is to present the emerging technologies and trends in the field of water and wastewater treatment. The papers in this book provide clear proof that environmentally friendly (bio)technologies are becoming more and more important and playing a critical role in removing a wide variety of organic and inorganic pollutants from water.

In Focus – a book series that showcases the latest accomplishments in water research. Each book focuses on a specialist area with papers from top experts in the field. It aims to be a vehicle for in-depth understanding and inspire further conversations in the sector.

• Norfloxacin removal from aqueous solution using biochar derived from luffa sponge. Yu Feng, Qian Liu, Yang Yu, Qiang Kong, Lu-lu Zhou, Yuan-da Du and Xiao-feng Wang
• Predicting low density polyethylene-air partition coefficients using theoretical linear solvation energy relationships. Tengyi Zhu, Mao Li, Jing Wu, Yajun Wang and Rajendra Prasad Singh
• Adsorption of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution by activated carbon prepared from almond shell: kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamics study. M. K. Rai, B. S. Giri, Y. Nath, H. Bajaj, S. Soni, R. P. Singh, R. S. Singh and B. N. Rai
• Adsorption of aqueous Cd(II) over a Fe3O4/plant polyphenol magnetic material. Xiaoxue Jiang, Yuan Zhao, Xiaoyu Wang, Lijun Liu, Yuanyuan Wang, Wenwen Zhang, Liyang Jiao and Wenyan Liang
• An effective cerium (III) ions removal method using sodium alginate-coated magnetite (Alg-Fe3O4) nanoparticles. Muhamad Allan Serunting, Rusnadi Rusnadi, Dian Ayu Setyorini and Bimastyaji Surya Ramadan
• Characterisation and performance of thermally treated rice husk as efficient adsorbent for phosphate removal. Sofiah Hamzah, Nurul Ashraf Razali, Norhafiza Ilyana Yatim, Maslinda Alias, Asmadi Ali,Nur Saadiah Zaini and Azzam A. M. Abuhabib
• Assessing water quality of Nen River, the neighboring section of three provinces, using multivariate statistical analysis. Duoying Zhang, Guochen Zheng, Shufeng Zheng, Wenbo Guan, Wenjun Zhao and Xuebin Jia
• Bacteriological assessment of drinking water from hand-pump-fitted borehole sources in Kola Tembien, Central Tigray, northern Ethiopia. Hadish Bekuretsion, Haftamu Hailekiros, Selam Niguse, Tsehaye Asmelash, Mahmud Abdulkader, Muthupandian Saravanan and Kathirvel Brindhadevi
• Presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in coastal recreational waters of southeast Louisiana, USA. Cameron Belding and Raj Boopathy
• Development of water and sediment quality management strategies for an urban river basin: a case study in Taiwan. Chen-Yao Ma, Yih-Terng Sheu, Kuo-Fang Hsia, Cheng-Di Dong, Chiu-Wen Chen, Yi-Chu Huang and Chih-Ming Kao.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of ecological restoration of hard bank rivers: a case study from Shedu riverport, China. Van Tai Tang, Dafang Fu, Rajendra Prasad Singh, Eldon R. Rene, Tran Ngoc Binh and Anil Kumar Sharma
• Modeling chlorine response to uncontrolled contamination events in drinking water distribution systems. S. Mohan, G. R. Abhijith and B. Aneesh
• Integration of aerobic granular sludge and membrane filtration for tapioca processing wastewater treatment: fouling mechanism and granular stability. Hong Thi Bich Truong, Phuong Thi Thanh Nguyen and Ha Manh Bui
• Performance of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor and other anaerobic reactor configurations for wastewater treatment: a comparative review and critical updates. Abhishek Dutta, Charlotte Davies and David S. Ikumi
• Nitrate removal from groundwater: a review of natural and engineered processes. Solomon K. M. Huno, Eldon R. Rene, Eric D. van Hullebusch and Ajit P. Annachhatre
• Selenium removal from mining and process wastewater: a systematic review of available technologies. Jakub Stefaniak, Abhishek Dutta, Bram Verbinnen, Manisha Shakya and Eldon R. Rene