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SOURCE ASSESSMENT: TEXTILE PLANT WASTEWATER TOXICS STUDY, PHASE II
Citation:
Klieve, J. AND G. Rawlings. SOURCE ASSESSMENT: TEXTILE PLANT WASTEWATER TOXICS STUDY, PHASE II. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/2-79/019I.
Description:
The report gives results of a study concerned with BATEA for the textile manufacturing industry. The level of removal of specific toxic pollutants and toxicity (measured by results of bioassays) attained by selected tertiary systems treating secondary effluents from textile plants was examined. Tertiary treatment systems (unit processes arranged in various ways) were ranked according to their apparent capabilities for removing specific toxic pollutants and toxicity. Unit processes used included flocculation/sedimentation, multimedia filtration with and without precoagulation, granular activated carbon adsorption, and ozonation.