Addition of biochar as thin preamble layer into sand filtration columns could improve the microplastics removal from water

L Hsieh, L He, M Zhang, W Lv, K Yang, M Tong - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The release of microplastics (MPs) especially those with sizes less than 10 μm from effluent
of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is one of the major sources of plastics into aquatic …

Granular media filtration for on-site treatment of greywater: A review

IN Shaikh, MM Ahammed - Water Science & Technology, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Rapid urbanization and industrialization have put pressure on water resources and
centralized wastewater treatment facilities and the need for greywater treatment at …

Use of green roofs for greywater treatment: Role of substrate, depth, plants, and recirculation

V Thomaidi, I Petousi, D Kotsia, N Kalogerakis… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work focuses on the use of green roof as a modified shallow vertical flow constructed
wetland for greywater treatment in buildings. Different design parameters such as substrate …

Green wall system coupled with slow sand filtration for efficient greywater management at households

RK Yadav, S Sahoo, AK Yadav, SA Patil - NPJ Clean Water, 2023 - nature.com
Green walls are gaining attention for greywater management in the imminent terrestrial
space and land constraint scenario. They have been tested primarily with greywater from a …

Quantity and quality characteristics of greywater from an Indian household

IN Shaikh, MM Ahammed - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022 - Springer
A year-long study was conducted to assess the quantity and quality characteristics of
greywater generated from different sources of an Indian household. The effect of source …

Selection of greywater reuse options using multi-criteria decision-making techniques

M Daniel, MM Ahammed, IN Shaikh - Water Conservation Science and …, 2023 - Springer
On-site reuse of treated greywater for non-potable purposes such as toilet flushing, garden
irrigation and car washing is one of the alternatives to meet the increasing water demand …

Comparative evaluation of different pre-treatment alternatives for granular media filters treating greywater and their ranking using analytical hierarchy process

IN Shaikh, MM Ahammed - Water Science & Technology, 2024 - iwaponline.com
In this study, the performance of four different pre-treatment alternatives for granular media
filtration, namely, settling, aeration, coarse media filtration and chemical coagulation were …

Zero-valent iron-modified sand filters for greywater treatment

A Kumar, MM Ahammed, IN Shaikh - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
A number of studies recently reported the use of zero-valent iron (ZVI) for removing different
classes of pollutants from water/wastewater. In the present study, the performance of zero …

Coagulation followed by continuous sand filtration for treatment of graywater

I Shaikh, MM Ahammed - Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
In a long-duration study, the performance of a physicochemical system for the treatment of
raw graywater––namely, coagulation followed by continuous saturated-sand filtration––was …

Sand filtration for greywater treatment: long-term performance evaluation and optimization by response surface methodology

IN Shaikh, MM Ahammed - Urban Water Journal, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Greywater treatment and reuse is getting increasing attention all over the world, and sand
filters are one of the on-site greywater treatment alternatives. Effects of media size, media …