Water scarcity, nutrient-depleted soils and pollution continue to be a major challenge
worldwide and these are likely to worsen with increasing global populations particularly, in …

Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emitted from wastewater treatment plants has caused widespread
concern. Over the past decade, people have made tremendous efforts to discover the …

The ubiquitous microplastics in wastewater have raised growing concerns due to their
unintended effects on microbial activities. However, whether and how microplastics affect …

Nitrous oxides (N 2 O) emissions contribute to climate change and stratospheric ozone
depletion. Wastewater treatment is an important, yet likely underestimated, source of N 2 O …

The presence in natural watercourses of different types of emerging contaminants (including
stimulants and antibiotics) from different sources constitutes a serious environmental issue …

In this study, an ammonium nitrogen (NH 4+-N) adsorption and regeneration (AAR) was
constructed by a zeolite-packed column and NaClO–NaCl regeneration unit, and coupled …

Nitrous oxide is a highly potent greenhouse gas and one of the main contributors to the
greenhouse gas footprint of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). Although nitrous oxide …

Microorganisms in activated sludge are widely recognized for their roles in wastewater
treatment. However, previous studies were mainly concerned with the diversity and driving …

Denitrifying phosphorus removal is a cost and energy efficient treatment technology that
relies on polyphosphate accumulating organisms (DPAOs) utilizing nitrate or nitrite as …

Microbial community in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are affected by various
environmental factors. The microbial communities from different WWTPs around world were …