WATER Quality International
Number 1, january/ february 1999
NEWS 4
LETTER 6
I COMMENT 8
ANALYSIS 8
GLOBAL FOCUS 9
John Neate on the trends and challenges facing water
and technology in the drive for sustainability.
MONITORING & ANALYSIS
Prospects for 'star wars' monitoring of water 12
and wastewater quality
Prospects for optical sensing techniques, by Darren Reynolds.
CATCHMEMT MANAGEMENT
Managing the Murray-Darling 14
Problems in Australia's Murray-Darling basin are
driving innovative approaches to salinisation and
wider catchment management issues.
Integrating water management and re-use: causes
for concern? 19
Irrigation risks from sewage effluent reuse. By Herman Bouwer,
Peter Fox, Paul Westerhoff and Joerg Drewes.
SEWERS
Integrating catchment planning and management 23
Latest developments in the Swedish city of Helsingborg
A need for monitoring 27
Examples of how monitoring helps in sewer management.
GERMANY
A low-cost approach to tackling odours 28
A low-cost approach to analysing, classifying and counteracting
odours from sewage treatment works. By Karl-Ulrich Rudolph.
Ankara's assisted treatment 32
The Turkish capital's new wastewater plant has been designed,
built and, until now, operated with German assistance.
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
Closing, the loop 38
Details of a pilot project that aims to provide
a model for the Dutch paper industry.
Ambient catalytic solution 41
An ambient temperature catalyst sees its
first commercial installation.
STAR solution to variable loads 42
Application of a control system based on Internet technology.
PRODUCTS & SERVICES 45
WQI CASEBOOK
Managing the lower Lippe 46
By Heinz-Christian Baumgart and Burkhard Teichgraber.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 53
WQInternet 55
IAWQ NEWS 56
EVENTS 58
DIARY 59
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WATER QUALITY INTERNATIONAL
NO. 2, MARCH 1999
NEWS 4
COMMENT 8
ANALYSIS 8
GLOBAL FOCUS 9
Sewerage charges: a European perspective.
By Karl-Ulrich Rudolph.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
Monitoring Moreton Bay 14
Efforts to protect the rivers and coastal waters around Brisbane.
Direct Approach 16
Evaluating direct toxicity assessment in the UK.
Membrane bioreactors for municipal 19
wastewater treatment
Developments in Zenon Environmental^ ZenoGem process.
Success with moving beds 23
A treatment plant whose catchment includes Oslo's new airport.
All systems go at Mogden 25
How computer software has been supporting construction
work at Thames Waters Mogden plant.
THE NETHERLANDS
Compact technologies in wastewater treatment 27
Applications of two compact processes.
Natural treatment by Uganda's Nakivubo swamp 29
Prospects for making a swamp a natural component of a wider
wastewater strategy.
PRODUCTS & SERVICES 32
Advantages and disadvantages of different shapes in 35
digester design. By Harro Bode and Erwin Klauwer.
Experiences with flat-bottomed, high digesters. 41
By Peter Balmer.
Dutch developments in digester design. 44
By Kees de Korte.
CONFERENCE REVIEW 49
A round-up of presentations from the second workshop of the
IAWQ Specialist Group on Biofouling and Biocorrosion.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 53
PUBLICATIONS 53
WQInternet 55
IAWQ NEWS 56
EVENTS 58
DIARY 59
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WATER QUALITY INTERNATIONAL
NO. 3, MAY / JUNE 1999
NEWS 4
COMMENT 8
ANALYSIS 8
GLOBAL FOCUS 9
Support for the water supply and sanitation sector from the UK.
COASTAL AREAS
Water resource management on the Costa Brava 10
Coping with tourism in Spain. By Lluis Sala and Manel Serra.
Multi-stream treatment for Cyprus 14
A novel plant receiving domestic and industrial wastewater.
INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL
Biosensing activated sludge 16
Wider applications for biosensors. By Krist Gemaey, Britta
Petersen, Jean-Pierre Ottoy and Peter Vanrolleghem.
EUTROPHICATION
In search of clarity 22
Development of a nutrient strategy in the UK.
PROJECT FOCUS
Supply success for Izmit 25
Private sector involvement has helped
realise this major Turkish project.
SCANDINAVIA
Biological nutrient removal at Grimstad 31
Performance of Norway's first BNR plant.
Better control through continuous measurement 35
A product development from manufacturer Danfoss.
Closed water systems in Norwegian mills 38
Research into the technical challenges of loop closure.
Tackling waste from ships 39
The need to provide adequate waste facilities at ports.
Scandinavia round-up 42
PRODUCTS & SERVICES 43
WQI CASIBOOK
Stormwater management in the Ruhr river area. 44
By Michael Weyand and Gilbert Willems.
Total catchment stormwater quality management. 53
By Tony McAlister, Andr6 Taylor, Khondker Rahman,
Tony Weber, Wesley Walden, Jenny Pocock
and Neville Gibson.
Cutting wet weather pollution of the river Seine. 59
By Michel Gousailles and Patrick Binot.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 63
WQIntemet 63
IAWQ NEWS 65
EVENTS 66
DIARY 67
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WATER QUALITY INTERNATIONAL
NO. 4 , 1999
NEWS 4
REUSE MONITOR 6
COMMENT 8
ANALYSIS 8
WATER UTILITY 21
Europe's private expansion 44
Germany's public preference 45
Utility savings from a spatial approach 46
PRODUCTS & SERVICES 50
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 62
WATER21 NTERNET 65
IWA NEWS 65
EVENTS 66
DIARY 67
GLOBAL FOCUS
Europe's new frontiers 10
KEY ISSUES
Nutrient needs 12
DRINKING WATER
By-product blues 15
Centralised softening in the 19
lower Rhine basin
Limestone mediated stabilisation 24
Dutch membrane filtration 29
Disinfection across the globe 32
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Building better BAFs 34
COMPUTER MODELLING
An inside look - the potential of CFD technology 37
DISTRIBUTION
Managing water loss in developing countries 40
JOURNAL LAUNCH
Harnessing water's information explosion 49
ODOUR MANAGEMENT
Latest products and applications 55
WATER21 CASEBOOK
Industrial wastewater survey for water reuse in Hebron 54
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