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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 22, Issue 9, Pages 6473-6499Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4163-x
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Biocides; Extractives; Fatty acids; Lignin; Organic pollutants; Resin acids; Toxicity; Wastewaters
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- Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry
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This review describes medium and high molecular weight organic material found in wastewaters from pulp and paper industry. The aim is to review the versatile pollutants and the analysis methods for their determination. Among other pollutants, biocides, extractives, and lignin-derived compounds are major contributors to harmful effects, such as toxicity, of industrial wastewaters. Toxicity of wastewaters from pulp and paper mills is briefly evaluated including the methods for toxicity analyses. Traditionally, wastewater purification includes mechanical treatment followed by chemical and/or biological treatment processes. A variety of methods are available for the purification of industrial wastewaters, including aerobic and anaerobic processes. However, some fractions of organic material, such as lignin and its derivatives, are difficult to degrade. Therefore, novel chemical methods, including electrochemical and oxidation processes, have been developed for separate use or in combination with biological treatment processes.
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