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O’Hogain, S., Reid, A.*, McIntyre, N., Pender, J., McParton, L.
Dept. of Civil & Structural Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland.
(free)
A pilot project to harvest rainwater was set up in Ireland in 2005 to examine the potential of using rainwater […]
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Brenda Franklin1, Ian Farmery 2, Norman Johnson1, Paul Hulbert1
1Earth Tech Engineering Limited, UK
2Arup, UK
(free)
In late 2004 and as part of their AMP4 Large Schemes Programme, Yorkshire Water Services (YWS) were faced with meeting […]
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Robert Harris and Irene Banham.
Grontmij Ltd
(free)
The causes of increasing nitrate levels in groundwater are well documented. This paper addresses the engineering options available to treat […]
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Brenda Franklin1, Paul Townson 1, Ralph Ollerenshaw1, Paul Davison2
1Earth Tech Engineering Limited, UK
2Northern Ireland Water, Northern Ireland.
(free)
Northern Ireland Water, formally Water Service, has undertaken an extensive programme of water treatment works renewal under a water framework […]
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Idil Arslan-Alaton*, Aysegul Tanik, Suleyman Ovez, Gulen Iskender,
Melike Gurel and Derin Orhon
*Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Turkey
(free)
The paper refers to the findings of detailed survey conducted within the context of an EU-granted MEDAWater Project that provides […]
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Thierry Jacquet1, Alexandra Fresneau1,*, Eric Piboyeux2
1PHYTORESTORE, France
2DECONS SA, France
(free)
The technique of Filtering Gardens® has been studied in a factory named DECONS S.A. who recycles metals. After washing metals, […]
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Craig Fannin and Paul Danes
AMEC Earth & Environmental (UK) Ltd
(free)
The treatment of waste management effluents is seen as an energy intensive process when a high quality effluent is required. […]
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Miklas Scholz1,*, Rory Harrington2, Paul Carroll3, Atif Mustafa4
1 The University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
2 National Parks and Wildlife, Ireland
3 Waterford County Council, Ireland
4 The University of Edinburgh, Scotland
(free)
Farmyard runoff is a major contributor to diffuse pollution according to the European Water Framework Directive. Free surface flow Integrated […]
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Barter, P.1 and Smith, J.2
1Hydro International, 2Wessex Water
(free)
With the challenge of meeting new tighter ammonia consents in municipal wastewater treatment, tertiary aerated sand filters, combining the solids […]
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Petrella, A., Petrella, M., Boghetich, G., Calabrese, D.,Abbaticchio, P.E., Raio, E., Loperfido, S., Guastamacchia, M., Petruzzelli, D.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Polytechnic University of Bari, 4, Italy
(free)
Investigation of the use of commercial porous glass from solid waste recycling operations, in environmental applications (i.e., filtration, selective removal […]
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LEVECQ Céline1, BREDA Carine1, MARTEIL Philippe1, SAUVIGNET Philippe2
1 Veolia Environnement R&D, France
2 Veolia Water, France
(free)
As far as flocculation is concerned, the agglomeration of suspended particles into flocs is highly linked to the hydraulic behaviour […]
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Elizabeth Wood1, Lee Fergusson2, Mark Lowe3, Stuart Leigh3
1Yorkshire Water, 2Virotec Europe Ltd, 3Aqua Enviro Ltd
(free)
The dispersal of phosphorus from sewage, industrial wastes, detergents, and runoff from urban and agricultural land has played a major […]
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Sarah Motsch1, Dan Fetherolf1, George Guhse², John McGettigan³, and Tom Wilson³
1Fairfax County, Noman M. Cole Pollution Control Plant, USA
²Greeley and Hansen, USA
³Earth Tech, USA
(free)
As part of a nutrient reduction program, developed to meet new Virginia ENR requirements, two innovative denitrification technologies were piloted […]
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Hans Wouters, Gauke Reitsma, Steve Wilcox
PAQUES BV, The Netherlands
(free)
The interest in tertiary treatment within wastewater treatment plants has increased due to strict effluent legislation introduced by the European […]
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Giesen, A.1, van Bentem, A.1, De Kreuk, M.2
1DHV B.V.,2Delft’s University of Technology, The Netherlands
(free)
As result of some interesting breakthroughs in biological wastewater treatment, the Dutch are currently internationally acknowledged for their extensive contributions […]
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P.O.Bickers¹ and R.Bhamidimarri²
1North Shore City Council, Auckland, New Zealand 2Faculty of Engineering, Science and the Built Environment, London South Bank University, UK
(free)
Enhanced biological phosphorus removal has been extensively applied for low phosphorus bearing effluents (10-15 mg/L) such as those emanating from […]
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Marius Haegh and Vibeke Rasmussen, AnoxKaldnes AS, Norway
(free)
Since the late 90s Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) systems have gained new interest from owners of wastewater treatment […]
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Justin Strutt, Black & Veatch
(free)
This paper reviews the role of carbon footprinting within the UK water industry at a time when environmental awareness is […]
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Bunn, S.1, Hicks, J.2 and Maclean, A.G.3
1Scottish Water Solutions, 2Farrer Consulting Ltd, 3Scottish Water
(free)
Odour nuisance has been attracting increasing public concern in Scotland in recent years. One of the outcomes of this has […]
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James Scott-Bowden, ERG (Air Pollution Control)
(free)
This paper summarises ERG’s experience in the 1st 3 years of their odour control maintenance framework agreement with Southern Water […]
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de Groot, K., Purvey, A. and Humphries, J., Wessex Water, UK
(free)
It is recognised that prevention of an odour nuisance is better than cure. Sites suitable for waste management facilities are […]
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A. Vincent1, B. Graffham1 and A.G. Maclean2
1Hyder Consulting, 2Scottish Water
(free)
In April 2006 a statutory Code of Practice for the control of odour nuisance at wastewater treatment works (WWTWs) came […]
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Hadi Tai1 and Derek Eccles2
1 Earth Tech, UK
2 Northern Ireland Water, UK
(free)
The Tandragee works has been upgraded to treat Population Equivalent of 19300 with significant improvements in final effluent quality. With […]
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Tom Lloyd, Entec
(free)
Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) currently discharge fully treated and disinfected effluent to Cowbridge Beck from their 60,000 population equivalent (pe) […]
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Paul Minto , Entec, UK
(free)
In order to comply with the requirements of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, Northumbrian Water Limited embarked on a number […]
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Miller, J.A.L.
Burness, Solicitors, Scotland
(free)
Explaining how a WwTP testing regime (intended to establish initial performance before acceptance, subsequent plant performance under full load and […]
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Tomasz Janus 1*, 4 , David Burt 2, Anna Taylor 3 and Vincent Glancy 1
1ARUP, UK
2MMI, UK
3Yorkshire Water, UK
4Water Software Systems, De Montfort Univ, UK *formerly of Arup
(free)
Esholt is Yorkshire Water’s second largest wastewater treatment plant (WwTP), serving the city of Bradford and parts of Leeds. Currently […]
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Tezcan Un, U., Koparal, A.S., Bakir Ogutveren, U.
Anadolu University, Turkey
(free)
Treatment of slaughterhouse wastewater has been investigated experimentally using direct current electrocoagulation (EC). During the EC of the slaughterhouse wastewater […]
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Farabegoli G.,*° Chiavola A.,* Rolle E.*
* University of Rome, Italy
(free)
The rapid advances of industrial technology and the development of chemical industries have given rise to a huge consumption of […]
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Makuch A.1, Mędrzycka K.1, Płaza E.2and Stosik M.1
1, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland;
2Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology,
(free)
The influence of selected sulphonamides such as sulphacetamide (SCM) and ptoluenesulphonamide (p-TSA) on the Anammox process was investigated. The short-term […]
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ONDER, E., KOPARAL, A.S., BAKIR OGUTVEREN, U.*
Anadolu University, TURKIYE
(free)
In this study, the feasibility of production of hydrogen gas as well as the electrochemical treatment of formic acid has […]
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Steve Kirkwood, Nigel Reeves, Nicola Henderson, Kevin Jones1,Magdalena Basurto, Rosa Fernandez2 and Balasz Csep3
1Earth Tech UK,
2Earth Tech Mexico,
3Earth Tech Hungary
(free)
The project consists of a design, build, finance and operate contract for upgrading of the refinery’s existing wastewater treatment system […]
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Idil Arslan-Alaton*, Işık Kabdaşlı, Burcu Vardar, Yasemin Şahin, Güler Türkoğlu and Olcay Tünay
*Istanbul Technical University,Turkey
(free)
This paper presents compares the performance of the electrocoagulation (EC) process for simulated acid, disperse and reactive dyebath effluent treatment […]
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Dr Arthur Thornton, Karyn Georges and Dr Sean Comber,
Atkins Ltd
(free)
The Water Framework Daughter Directive (WFD) sets environmental quality standards (EQS) for Annex X Priority Substances. It also requires Member […]
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Caroline Xun Huo* and Paul Hickey
MWH
(free)
The environmental impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) has been intensively researched over the last 10 years. One of the […]
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Ashley V. Gray, Martin V. Haddrill, MWH
(free)
MWH reviewed a cost-beneficial technical approach to minimise the risk of explosion(s) occurring within sewerage systems for one UK Water […]
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Courtis, B., Franklin, B., Pilkington, D.,
Earth Tech Engineering Ltd, UK
(free)
With increasing numbers of membrane treatment plants throughout the world, rising energy costs and associated climate change concerns, there is […]
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Maria Sandberg, Karlstad University, Department of Energy, Environmental & Building Technology
(free)
To find the potential to achieve more efficient, less energy consuming aeration for biological wastewater treatment plants, laboratory scale trials […]
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Pearce, M., Envitech Ltd., Cardiff, UK
(free)
Commercial pressures, together with CO2 emission legislation and tighter consents have forced operators to seek ways of reducing energy use. […]
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Caroline O’Reilly, Celtic Anglian Water
(free)
The Ringsend Treatment Works, based in Dublin, Ireland, caters for a population equivalent of c2 million people. In order to […]
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Herman SIOEN, Luc VRIENS
Waterleau NV, Belgium
(free)
Mechanically dewatered sludge still mostly consists of water. Non-landfill disposal of sludge usually requires some form of thermal treatment (drying […]
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Dr Bernd Wiebusch
Wupperverband, Germany
(free)
The presentation gives an interim report on the development of a technical controlling and energy management system within the Wupperverband. […]
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Steven J Manchester, BRE Fire and Security, UK
(free)
The aim of this paper is to inform Managers of Water and Wastewater sites about the fire regulations that came […]
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John Wood and Nicolas Bochereau WRc plc, UK
(free)
This paper describes the work currently being undertaken to update the WRc Sewerage Rehabilitation Manual and develop a website on […]
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Richard Woodhouse 1 and Nicholas Anderson 2
1 Northumbrian Water 2 MWH, UK
(free)
During the period April to October 2005, 6 major rainfall events resulted in over 600 properties in the Northumbrian Water […]
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Dennis Grimshaw, RPS Water
(free)
Most water companies in England and Wales are currently operating at, or in some cases below, economic levels of leakage. […]
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Alec D Erskine, MWH UK Ltd
(free)
Some water companies are now using optimisation methods routinely to produce an optimal investment strategy for capital maintenance. Such approaches […]
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Gangl, G.1, Fuchs-Hanusch, D.1, Fellendorf, M.2
1Graz, University of Technology , Institute of Urban Water Management and Water Landscape Engineering, Austria
2Graz, University of Technology, Institute of Highway Engineering and Transportation Planning, Austria
(free)
In case of a pipeline failure a decision has to be made about repair or renewal. So far this decision […]
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Tarek Sabry1 and Shihwu Sung2
1 Ain Shams University, Egypt
2 Iowa State University, USA
(free)
The high construction, operation, and maintenance costs for a centralized conventional wastewater collection and treatment system represent an obstacle for […]
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Miklas Scholz, Adam J. Sadowski, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
(free)
The aim of this research paper is to recommend a rapid conceptual classification model for Sustainable Flood Retention Basins (SFRB) […]
