Solution by dilution?—A review on the pollution status of the Yangtze River

T Floehr, H Xiao, B Scholz-Starke, L Wu, J Hou… - … Science and Pollution …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Yangtze River has been a source of life and prosperity for the Chinese people
for centuries and is a habitat for a remarkable variety of aquatic species. But the river suffers …

Removal of total and antibiotic resistant bacteria in advanced wastewater treatment by ozonation in combination with different filtering techniques

F Lüddeke, S Heß, C Gallert, J Winter, H Güde… - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Elimination of bacteria by ozonation in combination with charcoal or slow sand filtration for
advanced sewage treatment to improve the quality of treated sewage and to reduce the …

Selection of organic process and source indicator substances for the anthropogenically influenced water cycle

M Jekel, W Dott, A Bergmann, U Dünnbier, R Gnirß… - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
An increasing number of organic micropollutants (OMP) is detected in anthropogenically
influenced water cycles. Source control and effective natural and technical barriers are …

Towards a holistic and solution-oriented monitoring of chemical status of European water bodies: how to support the EU strategy for a non-toxic environment?

W Brack, BI Escher, E Müller, M Schmitt-Jansen… - Environmental Sciences …, 2018 - Springer
The definition of priority substances (PS) according to the Water Framework Directive (WFD)
helped to remove many of these chemicals from the market and to reduce their …

Effects of treated wastewater on the ecotoxicity of small streams–Unravelling the contribution of chemicals causing effects

C Kienle, ELM Vermeirssen, A Schifferli, H Singer… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Wastewater treatment plant effluents are important point sources of micropollutants. To
assess how the discharge of treated wastewater affects the ecotoxicity of small to medium …

Effectivity of advanced wastewater treatment: reduction of in vitro endocrine activity and mutagenicity but not of in vivo reproductive toxicity

S Giebner, S Ostermann, S Straskraba… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have a limited capacity to eliminate
micropollutants. One option to improve this is tertiary treatment. Accordingly, the WWTP …

Biological plausibility as a tool to associate analytical data for micropollutants and effect potentials in wastewater, surface water, and sediments with effects in fishes

D Maier, L Blaha, JP Giesy, A Henneberg, HR Köhler… - Water Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Discharge of substances like pesticides, pharmaceuticals, flame retardants, and chelating
agents in surface waters has increased over the last decades due to the rising numbers of …

Removal of micropollutants, facultative pathogenic and antibiotic resistant bacteria in a full-scale retention soil filter receiving combined sewer overflow

M Scheurer, S Heß, F Lüddeke, F Sacher… - … Science: Processes & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Combined sewer systems collect surface runoff as well as wastewater of industrial and
domestic origin. During periods of heavy rainfall the capacity of the sewer system is …

Invertebrates as indicators for chemical stress in sewage-influenced stream systems: toxic and endocrine effects in gammarids and reactions at the community level in …

K Peschke, J Geburzi, HR Ko, K Wurm… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the impact of releases from waste water treatment plants and
storm water overflow basins on gammarids and other macrozoobenthos. The study relates to …

Impact of a wastewater treatment plant upgrade on amphipods and other macroinvertebrates: individual and community responses

K Peschke, Y Capowiez, HR Köhler, K Wurm… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the present study, we investigated the efficiency of additional wastewater treatment based
on powdered activated carbon and its benefit for the ecosystem of a connected river system …