Phosphorus (P) is a non-renewable resource, production of nitrogen (N) fertilizer is energy
intensive, and discharge of these nutrients in treated wastewater causes environmental …

The use of filter media to adsorb phosphorus (P) from nutrient-rich waters is an effective,
simple and low-cost method to recover and reuse P as an inorganic fertiliser replacement …

The mineral-based filter material Polonite was tested for its PO4 removal capacity in column
and full-scale systems using synthetic and domestic wastewater. Three long-term …

Premised on the principle of waste minimization and affordable water and wastewater
treatment system, the ability of waste African land snail shell (SS), as a sorbent, in the …

A toolbox of methods must be available for the remediation of lakes and water bodies
suffering from eutrophication. One method suggested is hypolimnetic withdrawal based on a …

Since the bourgeoning interest in solid phase recovery of nutrient from wastewater, a large
number of solid phase materials have been investigated, either as adsorbents or reactive …

A closed-loop on-site wastewater treatment system (OWT) was studied comprising steps of
septic tank to remove organics (Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)), biofiltration clarifier for …

Phosphate minerals are crucial for the production of fertilizers, but limited availability does
not meet the growing agricultural demand. At the same time, the discharge of phosphorus by …

Use of reactive filter media (RFM) is an emerging technology in small-scale wastewater
treatment to improve phosphorus (P) removal and filter material longevity for making this …

Gastropod shell (GS), whose distribution is worldwide and mineralogical assemblage is
aragonite, was packed in a glass column and evaluated for phosphate capture and recovery …