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High Energy Electron Beam Irradiation of Water, Wastewater and Sludge

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Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology

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Research on the use of high energy electrons for treating water, wastewater and wastewater sludge has been under way for approximately twenty years. Much of this work has been supported by the National Science Foundation and an overview of that support has been reported on by Bryan.(1) The results of recent work, especially the most recent project at the Miami Electron Beam Research Facility (EBRF), has stimulated great interest in the area of utilizing this technology for treating environmental problems. This facility is located at the Miami Dade Central District (Virginia Key) Wastewater Treatment Plant in Miami, Florida, and is unique in that it is the only electron beam system set up for large scale treatment of wastewater.

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Kurucz, C.N., Waite, T.D., Cooper, W.J., Nickelsen, M.J. (1991). High Energy Electron Beam Irradiation of Water, Wastewater and Sludge. In: Lewins, J., Becker, M. (eds) Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology. Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology, vol 22. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3392-4_1

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