Water pollution: biological oxidation and natural control techniques

Abstract

In this article, all relevant biological oxidation processes for the treatment of wastewaters, based on both suspended and attached cultures, have been treated. Moreover, biological processes for the natural treatment (such as lagoons and constructed wetlands) have been taken into account. Particularly, an overview of the various processes, traditional and innovative, is offered by both citing a summary of their main features and highlighting all technological and process advances currently available in the literature.