Modelling micro-pollutant fate in wastewater collection and treatment systems: Status and challenges

B. G. Plósz; L. Benedetti; G.T. Daigger; Katherine H. Langford; H.F. Larsen; H. Monteith; C. Ort; R. Seth; J-P. Steyer; Peter A. Vanrolleghem

doi:10.2166/wst.2012.562

Modelling micro-pollutant fate in wastewater collection and treatment systems: Status and challenges

B. G. Plósz
, L. Benedetti
, G.T. Daigger
, Katherine H. Langford
, H.F. Larsen
, H. Monteith
, C. Ort
, R. Seth
, J-P. Steyer
, Peter A. Vanrolleghem

Technical University of Denmark
Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Ghent University
WATERWAYS S.r.l.
CH2M HILL
Hydromantis Environmental Software Solutions, Inc.
University of Queensland
Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
University of Windsor
French National Institute for Agricultural Reseach (INRA)
Université Laval

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This paper provides a comprehensive summary on modelling of micro-pollutants' (MPs) fate and transport in wastewater. It indicates the motivations of MP modelling and summarises and illustrates the current status. Finally, some recommendations are provided to improve and diffuse the use of such models. In brief, we conclude that, in order to predict the contaminant removal in centralised treatment works, considering the dramatic improvement in monitoring and detecting MPs in wastewater, more mechanistic approaches should be used to complement conventional, heuristic and other fate models. This is crucial, as regional risk assessments and model-based evaluations of pollution discharge from urban areas can potentially be used by decision makers to evaluate effluent quality regulation, and assess upgrading requirements, in the future.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Number of pages	15
Journal	Water Science and Technology
Volume	67
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2012.562
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Keywords

Biotransformation and cometabolism
Parent chemical retransformation
Risk assessment and regulations
Sorption-desorption
Trace chemicals

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Environmental Engineering
Water Science and Technology

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