Use of bivalves for the improvement of water quality : removal of trace organic contaminants and microbial pollutants
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Stressed freshwater supplies pose significant risks to society, negatively affecting human health, the environment, and the economy. Because clean freshwater is a limited resource, novel engineering solutions to improve water quality and augment quantity are needed. Use of natural treatment systems to remove various pollutants that lead to degraded water is one potential innovative engineering approach. Unregulated trace organic contaminants, known as contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), and microbial contaminants are two types of pollutants that impair water quality. This dissertation examines how best to harness the ability of bivalves to remove CECs and microbial pollutants. Specifically, the research presented in this dissertation investigates the application of freshwater mussels and clams for removal of a suite of CECs commonly found in aquatic systems and the fecal indicator bacteria E. coli. Laboratory and field experiments were completed to understand the fate and bivalve uptake rates of these two types of pollutants.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Ismail, Niveen S |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
| Primary advisor | Luthy, Richard G |
| Thesis advisor | Luthy, Richard G |
| Thesis advisor | Boehm, Alexandria |
| Thesis advisor | Mitch, William A |
| Advisor | Boehm, Alexandria |
| Advisor | Mitch, William A |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Niveen S. Ismail. |
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| Note | Submitted to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2015. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2015 by Niveen S Ismail
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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