Literature Review on Wastewater Treatment Plant Design

2007 Literature Review Published in Water Environment Research (WER)

• Physico-Chemical Processes
  Review of 2006 literature covering physicochemical processes and includes coagulation/flocculation, sorption, filtration, sedimentation/flotation, oxidation, and air stripping.
• Activated Sludge and Other Aerobic Suspended Culture Processes
  Review of 2006 literature covering suspended growth processes, including activated sludge and sequencing batch reactors, and encompasses modeling, microbiology, nutrient removal, system design and operation, oxygen transfer, and solids separation.
• Biological Fixed Film Systems
  Review of 2006 literature covering trickling filters, rotating biological contactors, and submerged biofilm reactors.
• Anaerobic Waste Treatment Processes
  Review of 2006 literature covering anaerobic processes and includes sludge treatment, waste treatment, mathematical modeling, and microbiology.
• Natural Treatment and Onsite Processes
  Review of 2006 literature covering treatment technologies that utilize natural processes and/or passive components. It includes wetland systems, other aquatic systems, and onsite systems.
• Disinfection and Antimicrobial Processes
  Review of 2006 literature covering disinfection and antimicrobial processes and includes disinfection methods, microbiology and disinfection chemistry, analytical methods, disinfection byproducts, and distribution systems/regrowth and biofilm.
• Gaseous Emissions from Wastewater Facilities
  Review of 2006 literature covering gaseous emissions from wastewater facilities and includes quantification and measurement; olfactory odor reception, odor and gas sensors; sources; control methods; modeling; odor case studies; physicochemical treatment; and biofilters and biotrickling filters.
• Modeling, Instrumentation, Automation, and Optimization of Wastewater Treatment Facilities
  Review of 2006 literature covering topics relating to wastewater treatment innovations in the areas of modeling, instrumentation, automation, and optimization of wastewater treatment.
• Health Effects Associated with Wastewater Treatment, Disposal, and Reuse
  Review of 2006 literature covering health effects associated with wastewater treatment, disposal, and reuse.