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Removal of micropollutants from grey water
Combining biological and physical/chemical processes

Grey water consists of the discharges from kitchen sinks, showers, baths, washing machines and hand basins. The amount of grey water produced per person in The Netherlands is about 90 Ld-1, accounting for up to 75 % of the wastewater volume produced by households, and over 90 % if vacuum toilets are installed. Grey water is relatively low in pollution and therefore, after appropriate treatment, has great potential for reuse in non-potable applications such as infltration, irrigation, toilet ushing, laundry water, etc. The goal of this thesis was to develop a treatment
concept for grey water to exploit its reuse potential. A special focus of this thesis was set on the study of organic micropollutants from personal care and household chemicals.

Bibliographic information:
Hernández Leal, L. (2010). Removal of micropollutants from grey water - Combining biological and physical/chemical processes. PhD thesis, Wageningen University. Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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