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A Multi Expert Decision Support Tool for the Evaluation of Advanced Wastewater Treatment Trains: A Novel Approach to Improve Urban Sustainability
This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Elsevier via the DOI in this record.Wastewater Treatment (WWT) for water reuse applications has been accepted as a
strategic solution in improving water supplies across the globe; however, there are still
various challenges that should be overcome. Selection of practical solutions is then
required whilst considering technical, environmental, socio-cultural, and financial factors.
In this study, a multi expert decision support tool that considers a variety of evaluation
criteria is proposed to provide a ranking system for competing advanced WWT
technologies in terms of their performance. Two scenarios of water reuse in the contexts
of Brazil and Greece are defined, and evaluation is undertaken based on opinions of
water reuse experts. The results prove that the tool would successfully facilitate rigorous
and methodical analysis in evaluation of WWT technologies for water reuse applications
with potential for use under various sets of evaluation criteria, WWT technologies and
contexts
Facilitation of Bacterial Adaptation to Chlorothalonil-Contaminated Sites by Horizontal Transfer of the Chlorothalonil Hydrolytic Dehalogenase Geneâ–¿
Horizontal transfer of the chlorothalonil hydrolytic dehalogenase gene (chd) is proposed based on the high conservation of the chd gene and its close association with a novel insertion sequence, ISOcsp1, in 16 isolated chlorothalonil-dechlorinating strains belonging to eight different genera. The ecological role of horizontal gene transfer is assumed to facilitate bacterial adaptation to chlorothalonil-contaminated sites, through detoxification of chlorothalonil to less toxic 2,4,5-trichloro-6-hydroxybenzene-1,3-dicarbonitrile