High-temperature technology survey and comparison among incineration, pyrolysis, and gasification systems for water resource recovery facilities.

Solids from wastewater treatment undergo processing to reduce mass, minimize pathogens, and condition the products for specific end uses. However, costs and contaminant concerns (e.g.

Pyrolysis and gasification at water resource recovery facilities: Status of the industry.

Wastewater treatment generates solids requiring subsequent processing. Costs and contaminant concerns (e.g.

Comparison of random forest and multiple linear regression to model the mass balance of biosolids from a complex biosolids management area.

The use of biosolids as a soil amendment provides an important alternative to disposal and can improve soil health; however, distribution for water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) in the United States can be challenging due to decreasing cropland, increased precipitation, variable plant operations, and financial constraints. Although statistical modeling is commonly used in the water sector, machine learning is still an emerging tool and can provide insights to optimize operations. Random forest (RF), a machine learning model, and multiple linear regression (MLR) were used in this study to model the mass balance of biosolids from a complex biosolids management area.

Prediction of odor complaints at a large composite reservoir in a highly urbanized area: A machine learning approach.

Odorous compound emissions and odor complaints from the public are rising concerns for agricultural, industrial, and water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) near urban areas. Many facilities are deploying sensors that measure malodorous compounds and other factors related to odor creation and dispersion. Focusing on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's (MWRDGCs) Thornton Composite Reservoir (7.

Long-term biosolids planning with an operational mega reservoir for combined sewer overflow-impacted stormwater capture.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago adopted the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP) to reduce combined sewer overflow (CSO) events in the Chicago region. The Thornton Composite Reservoir (TCR) became operational in 2015 providing an additional 30 million m of CSO-impacted stormwater capacity. In the United States, no other mega reservoirs are in operation to provide as a reference to study the long-term impacts of biosolids operations in water resource recovery facilities.

A reduction in triclosan and triclocarban in water resource recovery facilities' influent, effluent, and biosolids following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 2013 proposed rulemaking on antibacterial products.

Pharmaceutical and personal care product compounds (PPCPs) comprise a large and diverse group of chemical compounds, including prescription and over-the-counter drugs and cleaning agents. Although PPCPs in the effluent and biosolids of water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) are currently not regulated, public interest has led the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to monitor for 11 PPCPs in the influent, effluent, and biosolids at its seven WRRFs. In 2016, the U.

Greening a Steel Mill Slag Brownfield with Biosolids and Sediments: A Case Study.

The former US Steel Corporation's South Works site in Chicago, IL, is a 230-ha bare brownfield consisting of steel mill slag fill materials that will need to be reclaimed to support and sustain vegetation. We conducted a case study to evaluate the suitability of biosolids and dredged sediments for capping the steel mill slag to establish good quality turfgrass vegetation. Eight study plots were established on a 0.

Hexavalent chromium reduction by tartaric acid and isopropyl alcohol in Mid-Atlantic soils and the role of Mn(III,IV)(hydr)oxides.

Chromium is a naturally occurring transition metal and a soil contaminant in the Cr(VI) oxidation state, but reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) mitigates its toxicity. Tartaric acid reduces Cr(VI) via a termolecular complex with isopropyl alcohol and Cr(VI), but its efficacy in soils has not been demonstrated. Five Mid-Atlantic soils from Maryland, U.

Hexavalent chromium reduction in solution and in chromite ore processing residue-enriched soil by tartaric Acid with isopropyl alcohol and divalent manganese as co-reductants.

Chromite ore processing residue (COPR), the solid waste product from the high-temperature alkaline processing of ferrochromite (FeO·CrO), contains Cr(VI) in soluble and insoluble compounds formed in the roasting process. This research investigated tartaric acid in combination with Mn and isopropyl alcohol (IPOH ) as co-reductants for reagent- and COPR-derived Cr(VI). The reduction of Cr(VI) by tartaric acid alone at pH 5.

Oxidation-reduction transformations of chromium in aerobic soils and the role of electron-shuttling quinones.

Oxidation of Cr(III) and reduction of Cr(VI) can occur simultaneously in aerobic soils, but the mechanisms involved are not well-understood, especially how electron shuttling by redox-active organic acids is involved. A and B soil horizons from three topohydrosequences from the Coastal Plain and Piedmont physiographic provinces of Maryland were chosen to investigate oxidation-reduction transformations of Cr under field moist conditions. Reduction of added Cr(VI) to Cr(III) was observed in all 18 samples, and 11 demonstrated enhanced reduction with added anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate (AQDS) acting as an electron shuttle in 24 h quick tests under aerobic conditions.