Water Science and Technology

Volume 39 Number 10-11

Contents

1–7

Treatability of strong wastewaters from polyester manufacturing industry

S. Meriç, I. Kabdali, O. Tünay and D. Orhon

9–16

Concepts and methodologies to minimize pollutant discharge for zero-emission production

Hong-Ying Hu, Naohiro Goto and Koichi Fujie

17–23

UV treatability test for chemical and petrochemical wastewater

L. Castillo, H. El Khorassani, P. Trebuchon and O. Thomas

25–30

Environmental economics in the chemical processes industry

Gina Roos

31–37

Water resource quality policy: the approach adopted by the department of water affairs and forestry under the water law principles

J. Harris, H. R. van Vliet and H. M. MacKay

39–45

Transforming local government wastewater departments - from adversary to industrial partner

A. R. Pitman and L. A. Boyd

47–54

Is public participation in the pipeline? A social impact assessment of marine waste disposal in southern kwazulu-natal

Dianne Scott

55–61

Assessment of complex industrial effluents in the netherlands using a whole effluent toxicity (or wet) approach

Marcel Tonkes, Paul J. F. de Graaf and Jannes Graansma

63–69

Prediction of microbial toxicity of industrial organic chemicals

C. Trevizo and N. Nirmalakhandan

71–76

Toxicity evaluation of wastewater from the pharmaceutical industry to aquatic organisms

Tatjana Tiler and Jana Zagorc-Konan

77–82

A simple UV spectrophotometric procedure for the survey of industrial sewage system

Houda El Khorassani, P. Trebuchon, H. Bitar and O. Thomas

83–90

Ranking of toxics release inventory chemicals using a level III fugacity model and toxicity

F. G. Edwards, E. Egemen, R. Brennan and N. Nirmalakhandan

91–97

Tie and tre: an abbreviated guide to dealing with toxicity

Vyvyan T. Coombe, Keith W. Moore and Matthew J. Hutchings

99–106

Performance of horizontal-flow anaerobic immobilized sludge (HAIS) reactor treating synthetic substrate subjected to decreasing COD to sulfate ratios

Diana Loaiza Cadavid, Marcelo Zaiat and Eugenio Foresti

107–114

Common pitfalls in the design and operation of membrane plants - or how I should have done it!

C. J. Brouckaert, C. A. Buckley and E. P. Jacobs

115–122

Treatment of metals-contaminated wastewaters by use of natural zeolites

S. K. Ouki and M. Kavannagh

123–126

Comparative study of wastewater purification efficiencies of two emergent helophytes: Typha latifolia and juncus subulatus under arid climate

M. Abissy and L. Mandi

127–130

Zinc biosorption by waste activated and digested sludges

F. Bux, B. Atkinson and H. C. Kasan

131–134

Long-term stability of KEtX/Cu(OH)₂ matrix in landfill leachates

Juu-En Chang, Tzong-Tzeng Lin, Ming-Sheng Ko, Zhi-Jian Chen and Yi-Kuo Chang

135–138

Heavy metals removal by chemical coagulation and precipitation

Lertchai Charerntanyarak

139–143

Toxicity assessment of industrial wastewater by microbial testing method

Chiu-Yang Chen, Jun-Nen Chen and Shing-Der Chen

145–149

Case study on the bioeffluent of petrochemical wastewater by electro-fenton method

Yao-Hui Huang, Shanshan Chou, Ming-Ging Perng, Gaw-Hao Huang and Sheng-Shung Cheng

151–154

Ecological risk assessment as a framework for environmental impact assessments

M. Claassen

155–158

Evaluation of ozonation and cryptic growth for biosolids management in wastewater treatment

E. Egemen, J. Corpening, J. Padilla, R. Brennan and N. Nirmalakhandan

159–163

Treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME) with the membrane anaerobic system (MAS)

A. Fakhru'l-Razi and M. J. M. M. Noor

165–168

Environmental pollution caused by a non-ferrous metal smelter

A. Hajdú and I. Licskó

169–172

Analysis of reactive dyes using high performance capillary electrophoresis

A. Hansa, V. L. Pillay and C. A. Buckley

173–176

The effects of contaminated sediments of the Blesbok Spruit near Witbank on water quality and the toxicity thereof to Daphnia pulex

Liesl Hill and Sebastian Jooste

177–181

Heavy meatals removal by a promising locally available aquatic plant, Najas graminea Del., in Taiwan

Chon-Lin Lee, Tsen C. Wang, Ching-Ku Lin and Hin-Kiu Mok

183–188

Risk communication of hazardous processes associated with drinking water quality - a mental models approach to customer perception, part 1 - a methodology

A. J. Owen, J. S. Colbourne, C. R. I. Clayton and C. Fife-Schaw

189–192

Removal of refractory organics and color in pigment wastewater with Fenton oxidation

T. J. Park, K. H. Lee, E. J. Jung and C. W. Kim

193–196

Modelling heavy metal mobilisation in solid waste deposits - a predictive tool for environmental risk assessment

J. Petersen and J. G. Petrie

197–200

The use of granular activated carbon for the treatment of impounded surface water

M. J. Pryor, D. Nozaic, S. D. Freese and R. Rajagopaul

201–205

Removal of phenolic compounds from aqueous solution by activated carbon cloths

C. Brasquet, E. Subrenat and P. Le Cloirec

207–210

Biological monitoring and assessment of rivers as a basis for identifying and prioritising river management options

D. J. Roux, C. J. Kleynhans and C. Thirion

211–215

The impact of physico-chemical water treatment on a novel flotation/filtration process

R. J. Scriven, S. K. Ouki, A. S. Doggart and M. J. Bauer

217–220

Occurrence of an environmental estrogen (4-nonylphenol) in sewage treatment plant effluent and the aquatic receiving environment

M. Sekela, R. Brewer, G. Moyle and T. Tuominen

221–224

A simple test for monitoring biodegradable industrial pollution in a receiving stream

Jana Zagorc-Konan and J. ömen

225–230

Photocatalytic oxidation of chlorophenols in the presence of manganese ions

Jong-Nan Chen, Yi-Chin Chan and Ming-Chun Lu

231–238

Integrated iron(II) oxidation and limestone neutralisation of acid mine water

J. P. Maree, W. F. Strydom and M. de Beer

239–247

Removal of CU²⁺, ZN²⁺ and PB²⁺ by adsorption onto fly ash and fly ash/lime mixing

P. Ricou, I. Lécuyer and P. Le Cloirec

249–255

Advanced treatment of dyeing wastewater for reuse

X. Z. Li and Y. G. Zhao

257–264

Biological pretreatment of a chemical plant wastewater in high-rate moving bed biofilm reactors

Bjørn Rusten, Chandler H. Johnson, Steve Devall, Dennis Davoren and Bryan S. Cashion

265–271

Pollution prevention and waste treatment in chemical synthesis processes for pharmaceutical industry

I. Kabdal, M. Gürel and O. Tünay

273–280

Production of biodegradable plastics from chemical wastewater - a novel method to reduce excess activated sludge generated from industrial wastewater treatment

H. Chua and P. H. F. Yu

281–287

Industrial effluent control and waste minimisation: case studies by UK regulators

B. J. D'Arcy, R. B. Todd and A. W. Wither

289–295

Waste minimization program in Shuaiba Industrial Area

Saleh Al-Muzaini

297–303

An ecological risk assessment for a South African acid mine drainage

Sebastian Jooste and Christa Thirion

305–310

Health risk assessment of groundwater contaminated with methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)

W. R. Hartley, A. J. Englande and D. J. Harrington

311–314

Treating high-strength nitrate wastewater by three biological processes

Shing-Der Chen, Chiu-Yang Chen and Yu-Feng Wang

315–319

Life cycle assessment: comparing strategic options for the mains infrastructure - Part I

F. J. Dennison, A. Azapagic, R. Clift and J. S. Colbourne

321–324

Design of an efficient tannin extract effluent treatment system

L. Etiégni, M. Wakoli and K. Ofosu-Asiedu

325–328

Comparison of ozone and hydrogen peroxide/ozone for the treatment of eutrophic water

S. D. Freese, D. Nozaic, M. J. Pryor, D. L. Trollip and R. A. Smith

329–332

The use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Technique for evaluating the efficiency of an activated sludge reactor

A. B. Karama, O. O. Onyejekwe, C. J. Brouckaert and C. A. Buckley

333–336

Tailings as a source of environmental pollution

I. Licskó, L. Lois and G. Szebényi

337–341

Risk assessment using stochastic modeling of pollutant transport in landfill clay liners

Irene M.-C. Lo, Wendy K.-W. Law and Helen M. Shen

343–346

Sewage re-use for irrigation in Athi River town Kenya: its implications on public health

Kingsley Ofosu-Asiedu, Demas A. Oteino, John O. Omolo and Lazare Etiegni

347–351

An assessment of the feasibility of anaerobic digestion as a treatment method for high strength or toxic organic effluents

J. Sacks, C. A. Buckley, E. Senior and H. Kasan

353–356

Managing urban wastewater for maximising water resource utilization

Gideon Tredoux, Peter King and Lisa Cavé

357–360

A chemical profile of the mutshindudi river, northern province

T. van Ree

361–366

PISCES: power industry integrated systems, chemical emissions study

B. J. Gore, G. Gericke and W. Delport

367–373

Biological assays for aquatic toxicity testing

J. L. Slabbert and E. A. Venter

375–382

Biodegradation studies as an important way to estimate the environmental fate of chemicals

Andreja gajnar Gotvajn and Jana Zagorc-Konan