Europe's ageing wastewater system often combines domestic sewage with surface runoff
and industrial wastewaters. To reduce the associated risk of overloading wastewater …

Combined sewer overflows (CSO) are the “ugly ducklings” of urban wastewater
infrastructure, rather unknown, rarely loved. Contrary to wastewater treatment plants …

The present study examines the contribution of combined sewer overflows (CSO) to loads
and concentrations of trace contaminants in receiving surface water. A simple method to …

Water pollution caused by the frequent use of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) has been
attracting increased media and political coverage in England as in other places in the world …

Emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs and personal care products
can be released to the environment in untreated wastewater/stormwater mixtures following …

Abstract Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) are the most important source of diffuse
contamination in urban environments. Cleaner production in cities necessarily involves the …

During storm events, the flow in a combined sewer system can exceed the capacity and, as
a result, a combined sewer overflow (CSO) will occur. During a CSO raw wastewater is …

In an extensive monitoring programme, event mean concentrations of 12 heavy metals, 16
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), nine pesticides/biocides, three pharmaceuticals …

This study has evaluated the quality of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in an urban
watershed, such as Paris, by providing accurate data on the occurrence of priority pollutants …

Discharges of untreated wastewater from combined sewer overflows (CSOs) present a
potential threat to human health and the chemical and ecological status of receiving waters …