Wastewater treatment involves the extraction of pollutants, removal of coarse particles, and elimination of toxicants. Moreover, wastewater treatment kills pathogens and produces bio-methane and fresh manure for agricultural production. The connectio...
In the face of acute water scarcity and sanitation challenges emblematic of arid and semi-arid regions (ASARs), this study investigated the transformative upgrade of the Aqaba Conventional Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Plant (CAS-AWWTP) in Jo...
There is a growing need for more sustainable wastewater treatment technologies to provide non-conventional water sources. Constructed Wetland systems (CW) are viewed as a low-cost treatment technology with proven treatment efficiency. CWS can treat a...
More than 4 billion people yearly suffer from global water scarcity amid climate change, rapid population growth, and growing industrial activity. Due to the high concentrations of recalcitrant organic compounds, refractory wastewater is highly resis...
To enhance the sustainability of microalgae-based swine wastewater treatment, this study aims to address the challenges of low efficiency in treating raw swine wastewater, collection difficulties, and high energy consumption treatment processes. The...
Increasing concerns over water pollution have driven the search for sustainable wastewater treatment alternatives. This study evaluates the effectiveness of two coagulants derived from Moringa oleifera seeds–powder and extract–as sustaina...
There is a growing demand for an integrated assessment to identify and select asset management options based on sustainability in the wastewater industry. However, water companies are often not equipped with a rigorous methodology and sufficient reso...
Natural coagulants have gained significant attention as effective agents for wastewater treatment, particularly in the removal of heavy metals. This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 268 publications over the past decade, aiming...
Slovenia is among the few countries where the olm, Proteus anguinus, is found, with its habitat largely coinciding with Natura 2000 sites. In these regions, various agricultural and food-processing activities, including the dairy industry, have devel...
Various studies have been conducted in the fields of sustainable operations management (SOM), optimization, and wastewater treatment, yielding unsubstantiated recovery. In the context of Europe’s climate neutrality vision, this paper reviews ef...
Implementing efficient and cost-effective wastewater treatment methods in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is crucial for ensuring sustainable development in contemporary societies. This study explores the feasibility of a continuous UV/H2O2 tubul...
The availability of clean water and the depletion of non-renewable resources provide challenges to modern society. The widespread use of conventional wastewater treatment necessitates significant financial and energy expenditure. Constructed Wetland...
A survey was conducted of the wastewater treatment systems and related sludge handling practices on the island of Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia, to assist in identifying areas where further work would be merited to improve on effectivene...
Dyes are widely used in textile processing and are frequently discharged without adequate treatment, posing risks to aquatic ecosystems through reduced water quality, toxicity to organisms, and long-term environmental degradation. To address the need...
Naturally occurring substances or polymeric biomolecules synthesized by living organisms during their entire life cycle are commonly defined as biopolymers. Different classifications of biopolymers have been proposed, focusing on their monomeric unit...
The Electro-Fenton (EF) process is a promising technology for the sustainable remediation of organic contaminants in complex wastewater. In this study, a weak magnetic field (~150 G) was applied to enhance the performance of an EF system using magnet...
A major challenge of today’s society is to make large urban centres more sustainable. Improving the energy efficiency of the various infrastructures that make up cities is one aspect being considered when improving their sustainability, with Wastewat...
Wastewater treatment systems retain a significant proportion of microplastics (MPs) derived from domestic and industrial discharges; however, these emerging pollutants are not completely removed and tend to accumulate in the biological sludge generat...
Chitosan and its derivatives, known for their unique molecular structures and advantageous biological properties, have emerged as promising candidates for diverse applications, particularly in the realm of water treatment. This study investigated the...
There are large amounts of carbohydrates and proteins in rban perishable organic waste (UPOW), which can be converted to short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) through microbial methods. In this study, the mass balance and properties of organic slurry gener...
Enteric viruses in wastewater remain a persistent public health threat. Conventional treatments often achieve only modest viral log10 reductions and can generate toxic disinfection byproducts, but high-energy advanced processes are often unaffordable...
This study examines the potential of phosphogypsum—a by-product of the phosphoric acid production process—as a low-cost and sustainable adsorbent for the removal of crystal violet dye from aqueous solutions. Phosphogypsum was characterize...
Rising quantities of a broad spectrum of contaminants due to high industrial and residential wastewater effluent loads have further raised the stakes with respect to environmental and health concerns. These demands, coupled with limitations in existi...
The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution of 10 April 2024 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning urban wastewater treatment. The reduction in pollution in discharged treated wastewater...
Municipal wastewater treatment plants consume much energy and manpower, are expensive to run, and generate sludge and treated wastewater whilst removing pollutants through specific treatment regimes. The sustainable development of the wastewater trea...
Water and wastewater treatment plants are essential for the supply of drinking water for consumption and the treatment of effluents produced by human/industrial activities. However, few studies deal with the investments and sustainability of these se...
This Special Issue of Sustainability aims to report the recent developments in Sustainable Wastewater Management and Treatment, mainly those focused on improving the overall performance of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in terms of both reducing...
Hospitals discharge wastewater containing toxic pollutants that pose risks to human health and the environment if not properly treated. Therefore, effective treatment techniques are essential. Although various reviews have explored hospital wastewate...
Small communities and most rural settlements in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) store domestic wastewater in residential septic tanks and transport it to the nearest centralized wastewater treatment plant. Without a sanitary sewerage system, the re...
The worldwide pressure on water resources is aggravated by rapid industrialization, with the food industry, particularly sugar factories, being the foremost contributor. Sugarcane, a primary source of sugar production, requires vast amounts of water,...
The capacity of untreated cotton stalk to remove and adsorb Cu2+ ions in synthetic and natural aqueous solutions was evaluated. The influence of three sensitive parameters of the adsorption process—solution pH, adsorbent dosage, and contact tim...
Due to population growth and economic development, there has been an increase in global wastewater (WW) generation footprint. There are different technologies associated with the wastewater treatment (WWT) process. The challenge is to select technolo...
An important part of the environmental degradation suffered by the planet is caused by the discharge of untreated or poorly treated wastewater. Industrial, urban, and agricultural wastewater contain many different types of pollutants such as biodegra...
This review article compiles the various advances made since 2008 in sustainable high-rate anaerobic technologies with emphasis on their performance enhancement when treating agro-food industrial wastewater. The review explores the generation and...
A survey of wastewater treatment facilities in the Federated States of Micronesia revealed a lack of fully functional treatment systems and conditions that potentially could lead to adverse environmental impacts and public health concerns. Due to ina...
The treatment of wastewater from the food processing industry, such as canned soup production, presents challenges due to its high organic load and limited nutrient concentrations. This study evaluated the efficiency of a sequencing batch reactor (SB...
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are critical infrastructure that lessen the environmental impacts of human activity by stabilizing wastewaters laden with organics, chemicals, and nutrients. WWTPs face an increasing global population, greater wast...
Micropollutants have been increasingly detected at low concentrations in surface waters and may have harmful effects on humans, organisms, and the environment. As wastewater treatment plants are one of the main sources of micropollutants, conventiona...
Water and water management, which also includes wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), are considered essential elements critical infrastructure. A disruption of their operation can result in the discharge of wastewater into the environment without hav...
The traditional model of centralized wastewater treatment is facing substantial strain due to a confluence of global challenges. Consequently, it is imperative to evaluate the impediments and potential advantages associated with the deployment of dec...
Over the past few decades, the discovery of novel microbial processes, biochemical reactions, and previously uncharacterized microorganisms has significantly enhanced our understanding of nitrogen (N) cycling across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems...
The investments needed for treating the wastewater produced by an ever-growing population has raised serious concerns regarding the environmental upkeep of many cities across the world. The concept of the circular economy in this context, i.e., the r...
Sustainability study of the standard wastewater treatment system is the pivotal procedure in the water protection field. In order to better study the sustainability of sewage treatment systems, wastewater treatment system of straw pulp papermaking (W...
The sustainability in a river with respect to water quality is critical because it is highly related with environmental pollution, economic expenditure, and public health. This study proposes a sustainability problem of wastewater treatment system fo...
A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a system that can generate electricity by harnessing microorganisms’ metabolic activity. MFCs can be used in wastewater treatment plants since they can convert the organic matter in wastewater into electricity whi...
Pesticides have been identified as major contaminants of various waterways. Being classified as potential endocrine disrupting compounds, pesticides in aqueous system are highly hazardous to aquatic organisms and the ecosystem. The treatment of pesti...
Currently installed wastewater treatment systems in many developing countries are unsustainable, failing in either the social, economic or ecological dimension of sustainability. Nexus research looking at resources involved in wastewater treatment co...
Radioactive wastewater generated from nuclear energy, medical, and industrial sectors poses persistent ecological and health risks, necessitating the development of safe and sustainable treatment strategies. Compared with conventional physicochemical...
In plant cells, ammonium is considered the most convenient nitrogen source for cell metabolism. However, despite ammonium being the preferred N form for microalgae, at higher concentrations, it can be toxic, and can cause growth inhibition. Microalga...
High-ammonia-nitrogen organic wastewater poses significant challenges to traditional nitrogen removal processes due to their high energy consumption and carbon dependency, conflicting with global sustainability goals. Anammox presents a sustainable a...
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