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Peer-reviewed publications

Presentations

Reports and deliverables

1st Periodic Activity Report, Publishable Executive Summary

 

2nd Periodic Activity Report, Publishable Executive Summary

 


Final Activity Report

 

DELIVERABLES (PU - public; RE - restricted)
 
D1.1 and D3.3: Strategies to minimize micropollutant release in plant effluent  and Fate and occurrence of the selected analytes, microorganisms, viruses and mode of actions in relevant treatment processes (CO)
 
D1.2: Strategies to improve nutrient removal (PU)
 
D1.3: Strategies for a sustainable and safe sludge removal (PU)
 
D2.1: Novel technologies for wastewater and sludge treatment (PU)
 
D2.2: New approaches for a sustainable WWTP design (PU)
 
D3.1: Ecotoxicity and microbiological testing methods (OECD and DIN/ISO guidelines) optimised for whole effluent testing (PU)
 
D3.2: Data set of ecotoxicity testing in relevant treatment processes and additionally of two emerging contaminants (PU with confidential Annex)
 
D3.4: Concept of mobile analytical unit (PU)
 
D4.1: Assessment of environmental sustainability and best practice (PU)
 
D4.2: Methodology for including specific biological effects and
pathogen aspects into LCA (PU)
 
D4.3: Decision support guideline based on LCA and cost efficiency assesment (PU)
 
D5.2: Conclusion of the workshop about the revision of the WFD priority substances (PU)
 
D5.4: Catalogue with criteria for evaluating technologies (PU)

Peer-reviewed publications


Year 2010

Batstone, DJ, Balthes, C., and Barr, K. (2010)

Model Assisted Startup of Anaerobic Digesters Fed with Thermally Hydrolysed Activated Sludge

Submitted Wat. Sci. Tech Feb 2010

 
Escher B.I., Baumgartner R., Koller M., Treyer K., Lienert J., McArdell C.S. (2010)

Environmental toxicology and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals from hospital wastewater,

Submitted Feb 13 2010.

 
Forrez I, Carballa M, Verbeken K, Vanhaecke L., Schlüsener M, Ternes T, Boon N and Verstraete W (2010)

Diclofenac removal by biogenic manganese oxides,

Environmental Science and Technology, 44: 3449-3454.

 
Freguia, S., E. H. Teh, N. Boon, K. M. Leung, J. Keller, and K. Rabaey. (2010)

Microbial fuel cells operating on mixed fatty acids,

Bioresource Technology 101:1233-1238.

 
Hennebel T, De Corte S, Vanherck K, Vanhaecke L, Forrez I, De Gusseme B, Verhagen P, Verbeken K, Van der Bruggen B, Vankelecom I, Boon N and Verstraete W. (2010)

Removal of diatrizoate with catalytically active membranes including microbially produced palladium nanoparticles,

Water Research 44(5): 1458-1506.

 
Magdeburg A., Stalter D., Oehlmann J. (2010)

Impact of ozonation and activated carbon treatment on genotoxicity and mutagenicity of sewage effluents,

Chemosphere, in preparation.

 
Magdeburg A., Stalter D., Oehlmann J. (2010)

Toxicity of two emerging contaminants in wastewater: tramadol and primidone,

CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, in preparation.

 
Mascolo G., Locaputo V., Mininni G. (2010)

New perspective on the determination of flame retardants in sewage sludge by using ultra high pressure liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with different ion sources,

J. Chromatogr. A, 1217, 27, 4601-4611.

 
Moldovan Z., Marincas O., Avram V. Ternes T. (2010)

Determination of linear alkylbenzenesulfonates (LASs) in water samples using characteristic ion profiles,

To be submitted to Journal of Mass Spectrometry.

 
Morgan-Sagastume F, Pratt A., Karlsson A, Cirne D, Lant P, Werker A (2010)

Production of volatile fatty acids by fermentation of waste activated sludge pre-treated in full scale thermal hydrolysis plants,

Paper in preparation.

 
Morgan-Sagastume F, Karlsson A, Johansson P., Pratt S, Boon N., Lant P, Werker A (2010)

Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in open, mixed cultures from a waste sludge stream containing high levels of soluble organics, nitrogen and phosphorus,

Paper accepted for Water Research.

 
Prasse, C., Schlüsener M. P., Schulz, R., Ternes, T.A. (2010)

Antiviral Drugs in Wastewater and Surface Waters: A new Pharmaceutical Class of Environmental Relevance?

Environ. Sci. Technol. 44 (5), 1728-1735.

 
Stalter D., Magdeburg A., Oehlmann J. (2010)

Comparative toxicity assessment of ozone and activated carbon treated sewage effluents using an in vivo test battery,

Water Research, 44(8), 2610-2620.

 
Stalter D., Magdeburg A., Oehlmann J. (2010)

Oekotoxikologische Studien zu erweiterten Abwasseraufbereitungsmethoden - ein Ueberblick,

Korrespondenz Abwasser und Abfall, 57(2), 128-137.

 
Stalter, D., Magdeburg, A., Wagner, M. and Oehlmann, J. (2010)

Impact of ozonation and activated carbon filtration on endocrine activity and cytotoxicity of sewage effluents,

Submitted (May 2010).

 
Stalter, D., Magdeburg, A., Weil, M., Knacker, T. and Oehlmann, J. (2010)

Toxication or detoxication? In vivo toxicity assessment of ozonation as advanced wastewater treatment with the rainbow trout.,

Water Research, 44(2), 439-448.

 
Zimmermann S. G., Wittenwiler M., Hollender J., Krauss M., Ort C., Siegrist H., von Gunten U.,(2010)

Kinetic assessment and modeling of an ozonation step for full-scale municipal wastewater treatment: micropollutant oxidation, by-product formation and disinfection in preparation,

to be submitted in February 2010 to Water Research.



Year 2009

Aelterman, P., Versichele M., Genettello E., Verbeken K., and Verstraete W. (2009)

Microbial fuel cells operated with iron-chelated air cathodes.

Electrochimica Acta 54, 5754-5760.

 
Batstone D. J., Tait S, Starrenburg D. (2009)

Estimation of hydrolysis parameters in full-scale anerobic digesters,

Biotech. and Bioeng. 102(5): 1513-1520.

 
Braguglia C.M., Gianico A., Mininni G. (2009)

Effect of ultrasound on particle surface charge and filterability during sludge anaerobic digestion,

Wat. Sci. and Tech., 60 (8), 2025-2033.

 
Clauwaert, P., J. Desloover, C. Shea, R. Nerenberg, N. Boon, and W. Verstraete. (2009).

Enhanced nitrogen removal in bio-electrochemical systems by pH control.

Biotechnology Letters 31, 1537-1543.

 
Clauwaert, P., S. Mulenga, P. Aelterman, and W. Verstraete. (2009)

Litre-scale microbial fuel cells operated in a complete loop,

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 83, 241-247.

 
De Gusseme, B., B. Pycke, T. Hennebel, A. Marcoen, S. E. Vlaeminck, H. Noppe, N. Boon, and W. Verstraete. (2009)

Biological removal of 17 alpha-ethinylestradiol by a nitrifier enrichment culture in a membrane bioreactor,

Water Research 43, 2493-2503.

 
Forrez, I., Carballa, M., Boon, N. and Verstraete, W. (2009)

Biological removal of 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) in an aerated nitrifying fixed bed reactor during ammonium starvation,

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 84, 119-125.

 
Forrez, I., Carballa, M., Noppe, H., De Brabander, H., Boon, N. and Verstraete, W. (2009)

Influence of manganese and ammonium oxidation on the removal of 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2),

Water Research 43, 77-86.

 
Hollender J., Zimmermann S.G., Koepke S., Krauss M., McArdell C.S., Ort C., Singer H., von Gunten U., Siegrist H. (2009)

Elimination of Organic Micropollutants in a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgraded with a Full-Scale Post-Ozonation Followed by Sand Filtration,

Environ. Sci. Technol., 43 (20), 7862-7869.

 
Joss A., Salzgeber D., Eugste J., Koenig R., Rottermann K., Burger S., Peter F., SLeumann S., Mohn J. and Siegrist H. (2009)

Full-Scale nitrogen removal from digester liquid with partial nitritation and anammox in one SBR,

Environ. Sci. Technol., 43, 5301–5306.

 
Kormos, J.L, Schulz, M., Wagner, M., Ternes, T.A.(2009)

Multistep approach for the structural identification of biotransformation products of iodinated X-ray contrast media by liquid chromatography/hybrid triple quadrupole linear ion trap mass spectrometry and 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance,

Anal. Chem. 81, 9216–9224.

 
Kormos, J.L. Schulz, M.; Wagner, M.; Kohler, H.-P., Ternes, T. (2010)

Biotransformation of Selected Iodinated X-ray Contrast Media and Characterization of Microbial Transformation Pathways,

Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, in press.

 
Kormos, J.L, Schulz, M., Ternes, T.A. (2010)

Occurrence of Iodinated X-ray Contrast Media and their Biotransformation Products in the Urban Water Cycle,

Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, submitted.

 
Lee Y., Zimmermann S.G., Kieu A.T., von Gunten U. (2009)

Ferrate (Fe(VI)) Application for Municipal Wastewater Treatment: A Novel Process for Simultaneous Micropollutant Oxidation and Phosphate Removal,

Environ. Sci. Technol., 43 (10), 3831-3838.

 
Marincas O., Petrov P., Ternes T., Avram V. Moldovan Z. (2009)

The improvement of removal effects on organic pollutants in Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP), Journal of Physics: Conference Series 182 (2009) 012040.

 
Miladinovic N.D., Siegrist H. and Jeney P. (2010)

Sewage sludge Pyrolysis - an option for energy and phosphorus reuse,

submitted to Waste mangement in May 2010.

 
Pham, H., N. Boon, M. Marzorati, and W. Verstraete. (2009)

Enhanced removal of 1,2-dichloroethane by anodophilic microbial consortia,

Water Research 43, 2936-2946.

 
Stalter. D, Magdeburg A., Weil M., Knacker T., Oehlmann J. (2009)

Toxication or detoxication? In vivo toxicity assessment of ozonation as advanced wastewater treatment with the rainbow trout,

Water Research. in press.

 
Tomei M.C., Braguglia C.M., Cento G., Mininni G. (2009)
Modeling of anaerobic digestion of sludge.
,
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 1003-1051.
 
Weissbrodt D., Kovalova L., Ort C., Pazhepurackel V., Moser R., Hollender J., Siegrist H., McArdell C.S. (2009)

Mass flows of X-rax contrast media and cytostatics in hospital wastewater.,

Environ. Sci. Technol. 43, 4810-4817.

 
Wick, A., Fink, G., Joss, A., Siegrist, H., Ternes, T.A. ( 2009)

Fate of beta blockers and psycho-active drugs in conventional wastewater treatment,

Water Research 43, 1060-1074. 

 
Wick, A., Fink, G., Ternes, T.A. (2009)

Comparison of electrospray ionization and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization for multi-residue analysis of biocides, UV-filters and benzothiazoles in aqueous matrices and activated sludge by liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry,

J. Chromatogr. 1217 (2010) 2088–2103.


Year 2008

Braguglia C.M., Mininni G., Gianico A. (2008)

Is sonication effective to improve biogas production and solids reduction in excess sludge digestion?

Water Sci. and Tech., 57 (4), 479-483.

 
Dwyer J, Starrenburg D, Tait S, Barr K, Batstone DJ, Lant PA. (2008)

The impact of thermal hydrolysis operating temperature on colour production and biodegradability of waste activated sludge,

Wat Res. 42(18): 4699-4709.

 
Joss A., Siegrist H. and Ternes T. A. (2008)

Are we about to upgrade wastewater treatment for removing organic micropollutants?

Wat. Sci.&Tech., 57(2), 251-255.

 
Kaelin D., Rieger L., Eugster J., Rottermann K., Baenninger C. and Siegrist H. (2008)

Potential of in situ sensors with ion-selective electrodes for aeration control of WWTP,

Wat. Sci. and Tech., 58 (3) 629-637.

 
Rieger, L., Langergraber, G., Kaelin, D., Siegrist, H. and Vanrolleghem, P.A. (2008)

Long-term evaluation of a spectral sensor for nitrite and nitrate,

Wat. Sci. Tech. 57(10), 1563–1569

 
Rosen, C., Rieger, L., Jeppsson, U. and Vanrolleghem, P.A. (2008)

Adding realism to simulated sensors and actuators,

Wat. Sci. Tech. 57(3), 337–344.

 
Sabirova, J.S., Cloetens, L.F.F., Vanhaecke, L., Forrez, I., Verstraete, W. and Boon, N. (2008)

Manganese-oxidizing bacteria mediate the degradation of 17α-ethinylestradiol,

Microbial Biotechnology 1(6), 507-512.

 
Schulz M., Loeffler D., Wagner M., Ternes T. (2008)

Transformation of the X-ray contrast medium iopromide in soil and biological wastewater treatment,

Environ. Sci. Technol., 42, 7207-7217.

 
Tomei M.C., Braguglia C.M., Mininni G. (2008)

Anaerobic degradation kinetics of particulate organic matter in untreated and sonicated sewage sludge: Role of the inoculum,

Bioresource Technology, 99 (14), 6119-6126.

 
Siegrist H., Salzgeber D., Eugster J. and Joss A. (2008)

Anammox brings WWTP closer to energy autarky due to increased biogas production and reduced aeration energy for N-removal,

Wat Sci & Tech. 57(3), 383-388.


Year 2007

Schwätter F., Hannich C. B., Noethe C. B., Oehlmann J., Fahlenkamp H. (2007)

Risk assessment for organic trace compounds in wastewater: Comparison of conventional and advanced treatment,

Wat. Sci. and Tech., 56, 9-13


Presentations


Year 2010

Boyer-Souchet F., Larsen H.F. (2010)

Environmental sustainability of wastewater sludge treatments,

Poster presentation at the 20th annual meeting of SETAC-Europe, 23 May – 27 May 2010 in Seville, Spain. Abstract No.: 225.

 
Corominas L, Flores X, Vanrolleghem PA, Larsen HF, Joss A, Siegrist H (2010)

NEPTUNE – Assessment of environmental sustainability of technologies using Life Cycle Analysis,

Platform presentation at the 2nd IWA/WEF Wastewater Treatment Modelling Seminar, March 28-30, Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada.

 
De Gussem K., Wambecq T., Roels J., Fenu A., De Gueldre G. and Van De Steene B. (2010)

Cost Optimisation and Minimisation of The Environmental Impact Through Life Cycle Analysis of The Waste Water Treatment Plant of Bree (Belgium),

Presentation at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, September 19 - 24, Montréal, Québec, 2010.

 
Larsen H.F. (2010)

Putting micropollutants, energy, nutrients and GHG emissions on an equal basis: An LCA approach,

Platform presentation at the WWTmod2010 Workshop, 28 March 2010, Quebec, Canada.

 
Larsen H.F., Hansen P.A. (2010)

Environmental sustainability of waste water ozonation,

Poster presentation at the 20th annual meeting of SETAC-Europe, 23 May – 27 May 2010 in Seville, Spain. Abstract No.: 192.

 
Morgan-Sagastume F, Karlsson A, Bengtsson S, Werker A, Pratt S., Lant P., Magnusson P, Johansson P (2010)

Production of bioplastics as by-products of waste treatment,

Neptune and Innowatech End User Conference, January 27, Ghent, Belgium.

 
Moldovan Z., Marincas O. , Avram V., Petrov P., Giurgiu M., Ternes T. (2010)

Determination of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates in WWTP using GC/MS system,

"Innovative and sustainable technologies for urban and industrial wastewater treatment", Neptune and Innovatech End User Conference, 27 of January, Genth.

 
Mininni G., Braguglia, Gianico A. & Gallipoli A. (2010)

Energy balance in a novel approach to sludge processing,

Residuals and Biosolids 2010, Water Environment Federation, Savannah International Trade and Convention Center Savannah, Georgia, 23-26 May, 2010, 17 p.

 
Siegrist H. (2010)

Micropollutant removal from municipal wastewater dosing PAC - promising flow schemes,

Platform presentation at Workshop, WWTMod, 2nd IWA/WEF Wastewater Treatment Modelling Seminar, Quebec, Canada, 28 March.

 
Siegrist H. (2010)

Indicator compounds to monitor advanced processes for micro­pollutant removal,

Platform presentation at Workshop, WWTMod, 2nd IWA/WEF Wastewater Treatment Modelling Seminar, Quebec, Canada, 28 March.

 
Siegrist H. (2010)

Fate and behavior of pharmaceuticals and EDCs in municipal wastewater treatment,

Conference „20 Years of Research in the Field of Endocrine, Disruptors & Pharmaceutical Compounds - Challenges and Solutions for the Water Sector“, Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin, 10 February.

 
Siegrist H. (2010)

Micropollutants in the urban water cycle and removal options in advanced wastewater treatment - key results from the EU projects Poseidon and Neptune,

Advances in technology for safe drinking water under water scarcity conditions, 8th Regional Technology Platform, Tel Aviv, 9 June.

 
Weemaes M., Fink G., Lachmund C., Magdeburg A., Stalter D., Thoeye* C., De Gueldre G., Van De Steene B. (2010)

Removal of Micropollutants in WWTP Effluent by Biological Assisted Membrane Carbon Filtration (BioMAC),

Presentation at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, September 19 - 24, Montréal, Québec.


Year 2009

Corominas Ll. , Villez K. , Aguado D. , Rieger L. , Rosén C. , Vanrolleghem P.A. (2009)

Evaluation of fault-detection strategies performance in wastewater treatment processes,

Proceedings at the Conference Instrumentation, Control and Automation, June, Cairns, Australia.

 
De Gusseme B, Hennebel T, Marcoen, A, Pycke B, Forrez I., Vlaeminck S, Noppe H, Boon N and Verstraete W (2009)

Nitrifying membrane bioreactor as affective effluent polishing technique for instant 17α-ethinylestradiol removal,

Poster at Ecohazard and Micropoll conference 2009, San Francisco CA, USA.

 
Forrez I, Carballa M, Boon N and Verstraete W (2009)

Removal of 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) in an aerated nitrifying fixed bed reactor: influence of manganese and ammonium oxidation,

In: Proceedings, International Conference on Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle, Xenowac, Cyprus. Presentation.

 
Forrez I, Carballa M, Verbeken K, Schlüsener M, Ternes T, Boon N and Verstraete W (2009)

Diclofenac removal with biogenic manganese oxides,

Presentation at Ecohazard and Micropoll conference 2009, San Francisco CA, USA.

 
Lagacé E., Corominas Ll., Vanrolleghem P.A. , Rieger L. (2009) Improving design of measuring and control systems by introducing sensor models into dynamic WWTP simulation,
 Americana conference, Montreal, 17-19 March.
 
Larsen H.F., Hansen P.A. (2009)

Environmental sustainability of ozonating municipal waste water,

Poster presented at the 19th annual meeting of SETAC-Europe, 31 May – 4 June 2009 in Göteborg, Sweden. Abstract No.: WE 370.

 
McArdell C.S., Kovalova L., Weissbrodt D., Ort C. Moser R., Hollender J., Siegrist H. (2009)

Hospital Wastewater: Input and Elimination of Pharmaceuticals. Micropol and Ecohazard Conference,

6th International Water Association IWA and Groundwater Association of California, San Francisco, USA, June 8-10.

 
McArdell C.S., Weissbrodt D., Kovalova L., Ort C., Moser R., Hollender J., Siegrist H. Mass (2009)

Flow Analysis of Pharmaceuticals in Hospital Wastewater,

XENOWAC, International Conference on Xenobiotics in the Urban Water Cycle, Paphos, Cyprus, March 11-13.

 
Mininni G., Braguglia, C.M. Mascolo G. & Gianico A. (2009)

Sustainable sewage sludge management based on separated processing of primary and secondary sludge,

Proceedings of the 14th European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference and Exhibition, Leeds (UK) 9-11 November 2009, 1-14.

 
Moldovan Z., Avram V., Marincas O. Giurgiu M. (2009)

Characterization of water contaminants molecular distribution downstream of WWTP by GC/MS ion chromatograms,

Workshop "Water Framework Directive and Emerging Pollutants. Measures to minimize river contamination by WWTP discharges", 21– 22 April, Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) Koblenz, Germany.

 
Morgan-Sagastume F. Karlsson A., Bengtsson S., Werker A., Pratt S., Lant P., Magnusson P., Johansson P. (2009)

Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate bioplastics as by-products of waste treatment,

Proceedings of 17th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany, June 29-July 2009.

 
Oehlmann J. (2009)

Effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in the environment in the environment,

Invited presentation at Colloquium of the faculty of Biology, University Giessen, Germany.

 
Oehlmann J., Galluba S., Magdeburg A., Stalter D., Oetken M., Schulte-Oehlmann U. (2009)

Tests mit Mollusken zum Nachweis hormonaktiver Sunstanzen,

Invited presentation at the workshop "Biologische Nachweisverfahren hormonaktiver Substanzen in aquatischen Systemen: Basis fer die Regulatorik". Eawag, Ecotox Centre, Duebendorf, Switzerland, 11th-12th June.

 
Oehlmann J., Magdeburg A., Stalter D., Weil M., Knacker T. (2009)

Ecotoxicological impact assessment of upgrading technologies,

Invited presentation at the workshop "Water framework directive and emerging pollutants - Measures to minimise river contamination by WWTP discharges". Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), Koblenz, Germany, 21st-22nd April.

 
Siegrist H. (2009)

Full scale post-ozonation followed by sand filtration at WWTP Regensdorf (CH) for micropollutant removal and disinfection,

Advanced Oxidation Process Conference (AOP5). Berlin, Germany, 2 April.

 
Stalter D., Magdeburg A., Weil M., Knacker T., Oehlmann J. (2009)

Vergleichende oekotoxikologische Untersuchung von erweiterten Abwasseraufbereitungsmethoden,

Platform presentation at the 4th Dresdner Symposium "Endokrin aktive Stoffe in Abwasser, Klaerschlamm und Abfaellen, Dresden, Germany, 25th March.

 
Stalter D., Magdeburg A., Weil M., Knacker T., Oehlmann J. (2009)

Ozon oder Aktivkohle? Eine oekotoxikologische Vergleichsstudie zur erweiterten Abwassserreinigung,

Platform presentation at the 4th annual meeting of SETC-GLB, Freising, Germany, 5th-7th October. 

 
Stalter D., Magdeburg A., Weil M., Knacker T., Oehlmann J. (2009)

Toxicity assessment of micropollutant removal strategies via upgrading wastewater treatment technologies: Ozonation vs. activated carbon treatment,

Platform presentation at the SETAC Europe 19th annual meeting, Goetteborg, Sweden, 31st May-4th June.

 
Thomas T., Wick A., Schulz M., Kormos J., Fink G., Schlusener M., Marincas O., Moldovan Z., Joss ., Siegrist A. (2009)

Occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants in the aqueous environment,

Workshop "Water Framework Directive and Emerging Pollutants. Measures to minimize river contamination by WWTP discharges", 21– 22 April, Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG) Koblenz, Germany.

 
Siegrist H. (2009)

PAC Additon to flocculation filtration to improve micro­pollutant removal,

Micropol and Ecohazard conference, San Francisco, 8-10. June.

 
Voltolini M, Morgan-Sagastume F, Nymann J, Boon N, Nielsen PH, Werker A (2009)

Influence of volatile fatty acids and carbohydrates on mixed cultures for PHA production,

International Water Association Specialised Conference: Microbial population dynamics in biological wastewater treatment. Aalborg, Denmark, May 24-27. Poster.

 
Wick, A., Schulz, M., Fink, G., Wagner, M., Joss, A., Siegrist, H., Ternes, T.A. (2009)

Fate of psycho-active drugs in biological wastewater treatment: Examining removal processes and formation of transformation products,

Micropol and Ecohazard Conference, 8-10 Jun 2009, San Francisco, CA, USA.

 
Zimmermann S., Wittenwiler M., Koepke S., Krauss M., Salhi E., Traber J., Hammes F., Gansner E., Koch M., Ort C., Hollender J., Siegrist H., von Gunten U. (2009)

Assessment and modeling of a full-scale ozonation step of municipal secondary wastewater effluent,

Micropol and Ecohazard Conference, 8-10 Jun , San Francisco, CA, USA.

 
Zimmermann S., Wittenwiler M., Koepke S., Krauss M., Salhi E., Traber J., Hammes F., Gansner E., Koch M., Ort C., Hollender J., Siegrist H., von Gunten U. (2009)

Spurenstoffoxidation und Desinfektion in einer Ozonungsstufe zur Behandlung kommunalen Abwassers: Messungen und Modellierung,

GdCh Tagung, Fachgruppe Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie, 23-25 Sep, Trier, Germany.


Year 2008

Batstone, DJ, Keller, J., and Darvodelsky, P.S. (2008)

Trends in Biosolids Handling Technologies: Economics and Environmental Factors

AWA Biosolids Conference June 7-10, Adelaide

 
Forrez I., Pauwels B., Vanhaecke L., Carballa M., Sabirova J., Boon N. And Verstraete W. (2008)

Process technical oriented aspects of biological removal of 17alfa-ethinylestradiol in an aerated fixed bed reactor,

Poster and short presentation at IWA World Water Congress 2008, Vienna, September 9

Poster presented at the technical visit of the water reclamation and treatment facility of “La Transhennuyère” organized by the Belgian committee of the International Water Association (B-IWA), Doornik, Belgium, October 20, 2008.

 
Hansen P. A., Larsen H. F. (2008)

Sustainable treatment of municipal waste water,

Poster presented at the 18th annual meeting of SETAC-Europe, in Warsaw, Poland, 25. - 29. May 2008 (Abstract No.: MO 191)

 
Hollender J. Steimen I., Asmin J., Koepke S., Krauss M., McArdell C.S., Escher B., Zimmermann S., von Gunten U., Ort C., Siegrist H. (2008)

Elimination of toxic micropollutants in a whole treatment plant using ozonation,

5th IWA Leading-Edge Conference, Zurich, June 1 – 4.

 
Larsen H., F., Hauschild M. (2008)

Review of existing LCA studies on waste water treatment technologies,

Poster presented at the 18th annual meeting of SETAC-Europe, in Warsaw, Poland, 25. - 29. May 2008 (Abstract No.: TUPC4-3)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Magdeburg A., Stalter D., Weil M., Knacker T., Oehlmann J. (2008)

Vergleichende oekotoxikologische Untersuchung von ozoniertem und konventionell behandeltem Abwasser,

Platform presentation at the 3rd joined annual meeting of SETC-GLB and GDCh, Frankfurt, Germany, 23rd-26th October

 

Magdeburg A., Stalter D., Weil M., Knacker T., Oehlmann J. (2008)

Comparative in vivo toxicity assessment of ozonation as advanced wastewater treatment method,
Platform presentation at the 1st Young environmental scientists meeting, Landau, Germany, 16th-18th March

 

Moldovan Z., Marincas O., Ternes T. (2008)

Fragmentation of some Linear Alkylbenzenesulfonates Compounds under Electron Impact

The 18th International Mass Spectrometry Conference, 30.09-04.09., Bremen, Germany

 

Morgan-Sagastume F, Karlsson A, Bengtsson S, Werker A (2008)

Enrichment of PHA-accumulating organisms with a high-strength waste stream

Workshop on Mixed Culture Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production. AnoxKaldnes, Lund, Sweden, June 9-10

 

Morgan-Sagastume F., Karlsson A., Bengtsson S., Werker A. (2008)

Biopolymer production from a high-strength waste stream: waste sludge treated with high-pressure thermal hydrolysis,

4th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1. - 4. June 2008

 

Oehlmann J., Magdeburg A., Stalter D. (2008)

Ecotoxicology of emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment,

Invited presentation at the LET conference on water and wastewater treatment technologies, Zurich, Switzerland, 1st-4th June

 

Oehlmann J., Magdeburg A., Stalter D., Oetken M., Schulte Oehlmann U. (2008)

Effects of sewage born emerging contaminants in aquatic ecosystems,
Invited presentation at the Colloquium of the institute for hydrobiology, Technical university Dresden, Germany, 17th June

 

Vanrolleghem, P.A., Beaupré, M., Boudreault, M.-C. and Rieger, L. (2008)

Comparing on-line sensors: Application and critical review of ISO standard 15839,

Presentation at 2008 National Water Quality Monitoring Conference, May 18-22, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

 

Werker A, Bengtsson S, Morgan-Sagastume F, Erkselius S, Magnusson P, Johansson P, Karlsson A, Ho A, Westerberg K, Lind P, Berglund K (2008)
Production of biopolymers as a by-product of industrial wastewater treatment
4th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 1-4.

 

Werker A, Morgan-Sagastume F, Bengtsson S, Erkselius S, Magnusson P, Johansson P, Karlsson A, Pratt S, Lant P, Gurieff N (2008)

Biopolymers from sewage gunk: from a treatment mindset to a biorefinery focus

Midterm Workshop of EU Projects INNOWATECH and NEPTUNE, Zurich, Switzerland, May 6.

 

Zimmermann S., Lee Y., Trung Kieu A., von Gunten U. (2008)

Oxidation of micropollutants and removal of phosphate during treatment of municipal wastewaters by ferrate (Fe(VI)): Comparison with ozonation

IWA, 5th Leading Edge Technology Conference, 1-4 Jun, Zürich, Switzerland

 

Zimmermann S., Salhi E., Koepke S., Hollender J., Hammes F., Gansner E., Koch M., Traber J., Ort C., Siegrist H., von Gunten U. (2008)

Assessment of a full scale ozonation to reduce micropollutant concentrations in municipal wastewater

IWA, 5th Leading Edge Technology Conference, 1-4 Jun, Zürich, Switzerland

 


Year 2007

Forrez I., Pauwels, B., Carballa, M., Sabirova J., Boon, N. and Verstraete, W. (2007)

Process technical approach of EE2 removal in WWTP effluent: direct biodegradation respectively indirect by mineral or biogenic manganese oxides,

Presentation at Aquabase workshop “Mitigation Technologies” November 28

 

Joss, A., Siegrist, H., Ternes, T. A. (2007)

Are we about to upgrade wastewater treatment for removing organic micropollutants?,

Micropol & Ecohazard Conference, 17 - 20 June 2007 Frankfurt, Germany

 

Kaelin D., Siegrist H., Rieger L., J. Eugster J., K. Rottermann K., C. Bänninger C. (2007)

Real time aeration control in wastewater treatment plants using in-situ sensors with ion-selective electrodes,

3rd International IWA Conference on Automation in Water Quality Monitoring - AutMoNet2007, Gent - Belgium, September 5-7, 2007

 

Larsen H. F., Wenzel H., Hauschild M. (2007)

New methodology in life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) of waste water treatment,

Poster presented at 17th annual meeting of SETAC-Europe, 20-24 May 2007 in Porto, Portugal. Abstract No.: MO 463

Poster presented at the Micropol&Ecohazard Conference, 17-20 Jun 2007, Frankfurt, Germany. Poster E4

 

Moldovan Z., Marincaso. (2007)

Development of method for determination of polar herbicide residues in water samples using GC/IT-MS system after SPE pre-concentration,

EUROANALYSIS XIV, Antwerp, Belgium, 9-14, September 2007

 

Moldovan Z., Marincaso., Avram V. (2007)

Mass spectrometric methods for determination of synthetic antioxidants

Fifth Conference on Isotopic and Molecular Proceses, 20-22 September, Cluj-Napoca, p 194

 

Moldovan Z., Marincaso. (2007)

Determination of pesticide residues like triazine herbicides in waters samples using GC/MS system after SPE pre-concentration

Fifth Conference on Isotopic and Molecular Proceses, 20-22 September, Cluj-Napoca, p 195

 

Siegrist, H., Joss, A., Ternes, T. A. (2007)

Fate of Micropollutants in Drinking and Wastewater Treatment and Consequences for Process Design,

Leading Edge Technology Conference, 4 - 7 June 2007 Singapore

 

Siegrist H., Salzgeber D., Eugster J. and Joss A. (2007)

Anammox brings WWTP closer to energy autarky due to increased biogas production and reduced aeration energy for N-removal,

Proceedings of 11th IWA World Congress on Anaerobic Digestion (AD11) in Brisbane Australia, 23-27 September 2007

 

Ternes, T. A., Joss, A., Siegrist, H. (2007)

Contaminants of emerging concern a challenge for urban water management,

WEF Symposium "Compounds of emerging concern", USA, 29. - 30. July 2007

 

Wenzel H., Larsen H. F., Clausson-Kaas J., Hoibye L. (2007)

Weighing environmental advantages and disadvantages of advanced wastewater treatment of micro-pollutants using environmental life cycle assessment,

Micropol&Ecohazard Conference, 17-20 Jun 2007, Frankfurt, Germany

 

Werker A. (2007)

The next generation of wastewater and sludge treatment: biorefineries producing bioplolymer,

Water 21, Magazine of the International Water Association, December 2007

 

Zimmermann, S, Lee, Y, von Gunten, U. (2007)

Oxidation of Pharmaceuticals and Removal of Phosphate during Treatment of Municipal Wastewaters by Ferrate (Fe(VI)

Aquabase workshop “Mitigation Technologies” 27-28 Nov, Aachen, Germany