Development of compact and appropriate onsite sanitation technology for reducing public health hazards and environmental pollution in the urban areas of Bhutan

Project Member(s): Phuntsho, S., Shon, H., Tijing, L., Vigneswaran, S., Kandasamy, J.

Funding or Partner Organisation: College of Science and Technology, Bhutan (under Royal University of Bhutan)
College of Science and Technology, Bhutan (under Royal University of Bhutan)

Start year: 2016

Publications:

Almuntashiri, A, Hosseinzadeh, A, Badeti, U, Shon, H, Freguia, S, Dorji, U & Phuntsho, S 2022, 'Removal of pharmaceutical compounds from synthetic hydrolysed urine using granular activated carbon: Column study and predictive modelling', Journal of Water Process Engineering, vol. 45, pp. 102480-102480.
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Dorji, U, Dorji, P, Shon, H, Badeti, U, Dorji, C, Wangmo, C, Tijing, L, Kandasamy, J, Vigneswaran, S, Chanan, A & Phuntsho, S 2022, 'On-site domestic wastewater treatment system using shredded waste plastic bottles as biofilter media: Pilot-scale study on effluent standards in Bhutan', Chemosphere, vol. 286, no. Pt 2, pp. 131729-131729.
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Dorji, U, Tenzin, U, Dorji, P, Pathak, N, Johir, MAH, Volpin, F, Dorji, C, Chernicharo, CAL, Tijing, L, Shon, H & Phuntsho, S 2021, 'Exploring shredded waste PET bottles as a biofilter media for improved on-site sanitation', Process Safety and Environmental Protection, vol. 148, pp. 370-381.
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Jiang, J, Phuntsho, S, Pathak, N, Wang, Q, Cho, J & Shon, HK 2021, 'Critical flux on a submerged membrane bioreactor for nitrification of source separated urine', Process Safety and Environmental Protection, vol. 153, pp. 518-526.
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Volpin, F, Jiang, J, El Saliby, I, Preire, M, Lim, S, Hasan Johir, MA, Cho, J, Han, DS, Phuntsho, S & Shon, HK 2020, 'Sanitation and dewatering of human urine via membrane bioreactor and membrane distillation and its reuse for fertigation', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 270, pp. 122390-122390.
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FOR Codes: Water Treatment Processes, Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water for Urban and Industrial Use, Measurement and assessment of estuarine water quality , Measurement and assessment of freshwater quality (incl. physical and chemical conditions of water)

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.