[HTML][HTML] Addressing the challenges of combined sewer overflows

WB Perry, R Ahmadian, M Munday, O Jones… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Europe's ageing wastewater system often combines domestic sewage with surface runoff
and industrial wastewaters. To reduce the associated risk of overloading wastewater …

Broadening the perspective on reducing pharmaceutical residues in the environment

K Helwig, L Niemi, JY Stenuick… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The present study reviews options for reducing harm from pharmaceuticals that are known to
cause adverse impacts by their presence in the environment. It reviews recent global and …

[HTML][HTML] European scale assessment of the potential of ozonation and activated carbon treatment to reduce micropollutant emissions with wastewater

A Pistocchi, NA Alygizakis, W Brack, A Boxall… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Micropollutants (MPs) in wastewater pose a growing concern for their potential adverse
effects on the receiving aquatic environment, and some countries have started requiring that …

[HTML][HTML] Digitalization and real-time control to mitigate environmental impacts along rivers: Focus on artificial barriers, hydropower systems and European priorities

E Quaranta, MD Bejarano, C Comoglio… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydropower globally represents the main source of renewable energy, and provides several
benefits, eg, water storage and flexibility; on the other hand, it may cause significant impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of extreme rainfalls on sewer overflows and WSUD-based mitigation strategies: a review

N Muttil, T Nasrin, AK Sharma - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Extreme rainfall events cause an increase in the flow into aging sewer networks, which can
lead to Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs). This literature review presents a complete …

First, do no harm: time for a systems approach to address the problem of health-care-derived pharmaceutical pollution

K Thornber, F Adshead, A Balayannis… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Chemical pollution is considered one of the nine planetary boundaries, and increasing
evidence suggests that we are already operating outside of this, risking irreversible …

Happy to control: A heuristic and predictive policy to control large urban drainage systems

JA Van der Werf, Z Kapelan… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Model Predictive Control (MPC) of Urban Drainage Systems (UDS) has been
established as a cost‐effective method to reduce pollution. However, the operation of large …

[HTML][HTML] Constructed wetlands for the treatment of combined sewer overflow upstream of centralized wastewater treatment plants

F Masi, C Sarti, A Cincinelli, R Bresciani… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) constitute nowadays a major environmental concern,
representing one of the main untreated sources of pollution for receiving water bodies …

[HTML][HTML] A daily time-step hydrological-energy-biomass model to estimate green roof performances across Europe to support planning and policies

E Quaranta, C Arkar, C Branquinho, E Cristiano… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nature-based solutions (NBSs) and urban greening are well-established strategies used in
various planning and policy instruments to promote the sustainability of cities and mitigate …

Micropollutant emissions from combined sewer overflows

JP Nickel, S Fuchs - Water science and technology, 2019 - iwaponline.com
In an extensive monitoring programme, event mean concentrations of 12 heavy metals, 16
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), nine pesticides/biocides, three pharmaceuticals …