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ArticleWater research X2020

Removal of bacterial and viral indicator organisms in full-scale aerobic granular sludge and conventional activated sludge systems.

Mary Luz Barrios-Hernández, Mario Pronk, Hector Garcia, Arne Boersma, Damir Brdjanovic, Mark C M van Loosdrecht, Christine M Hooijmans

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Article in Water research X, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mary Luz Barrios-HernándezDepartment of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601, DA, Delft, the Netherlands.
Mario PronkDepartment of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629, HZ, Delft, the Netherlands.
Hector GarciaDepartment of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601, DA, Delft, the Netherlands.
Arne BoersmaRoyal HaskoningDHV B.V., P.O Box 1132, 3800, BC, Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
Damir BrdjanovicDepartment of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601, DA, Delft, the Netherlands.
Mark C M van LoosdrechtDepartment of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629, HZ, Delft, the Netherlands.
Christine M HooijmansDepartment of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education, P.O. Box 3015, 2601, DA, Delft, the Netherlands.
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education · NLDelft University of Technology · NLRoyal HaskoningDHV (Netherlands) · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the novel aerobic granular sludge (AGS) wastewater treatment technology in removing faecal indicator organisms (FIOs) compared to the conventional activated sludge (CAS) treatment system. The work was carried out at two full-scale wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) in the Netherlands, Vroomshoop and Garmerwolde. Both treatment plants have a CAS and AGS system operated in parallel. The parallel treatment lines are provided with the same influent wastewater. The concentrations of the measured FIOs in the influent of the two WWTPs were comparable with reported literature values as follows: F-specific RNA bacteriophages at 10

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Activated sludgeAerobic granular sludgeFaecal indicatorsF-specific RNA bacteriophagesPathogen removal

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PMID31909394
PMCPMC6940708
OpenAlexW2997468555

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