Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter 10. Removal of Micropollutants -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Pesticides -- 10.3. Pharmaceuticals and industrial waste -- 10.4. Pesticide removal technologies and emerging MPs -- 10.4.1. Adsorption onto activated carbon (AC) -- 10.4.2. Ozonation -- 10.4.3. Ozone-activated carbon combination -- 10.4.4. Advanced chemical oxidation -- 10.4.5. Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes -- 10.5. Frogbox: an effective monitoring and control tool -- 10.6. The evolution of micropollutants in drinking water plants -- 10.7. References

Chapter 11. Removal of Perfluorinated Compounds -- 11.1. Physicochemical properties -- 11.2. Presence in the water -- 11.3. Drinking water regulations -- 11.4. Treatments -- 11.4.1. Coagulation-flocculation-settling (or flotation) -- 11.4.2. Chemical oxidation -- 11.4.3. UV oxidation -- 11.4.4. Activated carbon -- 11.4.5. High-pressure membranes: nanofiltration and reverse osmosis -- 11.5. Conclusion -- 11.6. References -- Chapter 12. Biological Removal of Ammonia -- 12.1. The principle of biological nitrification -- 12.2. Design parameters -- 12.2.1. Dissolved oxygen -- 12.2.2. Filtration rate

12.2.3. NH4+ concentration removed as a function of temperature (°C) -- 12.2.4. Applicable volume load -- 12.2.5. Contact time -- 12.2.6. Material height -- 12.3. Factors limiting oxygen -- 12.3.1. Mineral carbon -- 12.3.2. pH -- 12.3.3. Temperature -- 12.3.4. Other elements -- 12.3.5. Biological filter washing -- 12.4. Implementation -- 12.4.1. Sand filtration -- 12.5. Biofilters (Biocarbon® process) -- 12.6. Water treatment stations -- 12.6.1. Treatment stations with conventional sand, dual media or GAC filtration -- 12.6.2. Treatment stations with Biocarbon® filters -- 12.7. References

Chapter 13. Nitrate Removal -- 13.1. Biological treatment -- 13.1.1. Biochemical reactions -- 13.1.2. Nitrite formation -- 13.1.3. The bacteriological aspect -- 13.1.4. Biofilter description (Biodenit® process) -- 13.1.5. Water treatment stations including biological denitrification -- 13.1.6. Factors affecting biological denitrification -- 13.1.7. Design parameters: applied volumic load -- 13.1.8. Design parameters: minimum contact time (tc min) -- 13.1.9. Design parameters: height of Biodagen® material (m) -- 13.1.10. Design parameters: material volume (m3) -- 13.1.11. Partial treatment

13.1.12. Sludge production -- 13.1.13. The reagents -- 13.1.14. Biological denitrification implementation and exploitation -- 13.2. Treatment with ion exchange resins -- 13.2.1. General exchange mechanism (Ecodenit process) -- 13.2.2. Ecodenit® process technology -- 13.2.3. Integration into the water treatment station -- 13.2.4. Packaged solutions -- 13.3. Nitrate removal by high pressure membranes -- 13.4. References -- Chapter 14. Removal of Perchlorates -- 14.1. General aspects -- 14.2. Main processes for removing perchlorate ions -- 14.2.1. Ion exchange resins