List of Novaquatis peer-reviewed publications

General

Krebs, P., T.A. Larsen (1997) Guiding the development of urban drainage systems by sustainability criteria. Water Science and Technology 35(9): 88-98.

Larsen, T.A., W. Gujer (1996) Separate management of anthropogenic nutrient solutions (human urine). Water Science and Technology 34(3-4): 87-94.

Larsen, T.A., W. Gujer (1997) The concept of sustainable urban water management. Water Science and Technology 35(9): 3-10.

Larsen, T.A., W. Gujer (2001) Waste design and source control lead to flexibility in wastewater management. Water Science and Technology, 43(5): 309-318.

Larsen, T.A., I. Peters, A. Alder, R. Eggen, M. Maurer, J. Muncke (2001) Re-engineering the toilet for sustainable wastewater management. Environmental Science & Technology 35(9): 192A-197A.

Larsen, T.A., A.C. Alder, R.I.L. Eggen, M. Maurer, J. Lienert (2009) Source separation: Will we see a paradigm shift in wastewater handling? Environmental Science & Technology 43(16): 6121-6125.

Lienert, J., T.A. Larsen (2007) Soft paths in wastewater management – the pros and cons of urine source separation. GAIA 16(4): 280-288.

Wilsenach, J.A., M. Maurer, T.A. Larsen, M.C.M. van Loosdrecht (2003) From waste treatment to integrated resource management. Water Science and Technology 48(1): 1-9.

Nova 1 – Acceptance

Lienert, J., T.A. Larsen (2006) Considering user attitude in early development of environmentally friendly technology: A case study of NoMix toilets. Environmental Science & Technology 40(16): 4838-4844.

Lienert, J., K. Thiemann, R. Kaufmann-Hayoz, T.A. Larsen (2006) Young users accept NoMix toilets – a questionnaire survey on urine source separating toilets in a college in Switzerland. Water Science and Technology 54(11-12): 403-412.

Lienert, J., T.A. Larsen (2010) High acceptance of urine source separation in seven European countries: A review. Environmental Science & Technology 44(2): 556-566.

Pahl-Wostl, C., A. Schönborn, N. Willi, J. Muncke, T.A. Larsen (2003) Investigating consumer attitudes towards the new technology of urine separation. Water Science and Technology 48(1): 57-65.

Nova 2 – Sanitary technology

Udert, K.M., T.A. Larsen, M. Biebow, W. Gujer (2003) Urea hydrolysis and precipitation dynamics in a urine-collecting system. Water Research 37(11): 2571-2582.

Udert, K.M., T.A. Larsen, W. Gujer (2003) Biologically induced precipitation in urine-collecting systems. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 3(3): 71-78.

Udert, K.M., T.A. Larsen, W. Gujer (2003) Estimating the precipitation potential in urine-collecting systems. Water Research 37(11): 2667-2677.

Nova 3 – Storage and transport

Huisman, J.L., S. Burckhardt, T.A. Larsen, P. Krebs, W. Gujer (2000) Propagation of waves and dissolved compounds in sewer. Journal of Environmental Engineering-ASCE 126(1): 12-20.

Rauch, W., D. Brockmann, I. Peters, T.A. Larsen, W. Gujer (2003) Combining urine separation with waste design: an analysis using a stochastic model for urine production. Water Research 37(3): 681-689.

Rossi, L., J. Lienert, T.A. Larsen (2009) Real-life efficiency of urine source separation. Journal of Environmental Management 90: 1909–1917.

Spörri, C., I. Peters, T.A. Larsen, P. Reichert (in preparation) A microsimulation model for optimizing urine tank management strategies of NoMix toilets. In preparation for Water Research.

Nova 4 – Process engineering

Maurer, M., W. Pronk, T.A. Larsen (2006) Treatment processes for source separated urine. Water Research 40(17): 3151-3166.

Pronk, W., M. Biebow, M. Boller (2006) Electrodialysis for recovering salts from a urine solution containing micropollutants. Environmental Science & Technology 40(7): 2414-2420.

Pronk, W., M. Biebow, M. Boller (2006) Treatment of source-separated urine by a combination of bipolar electrodialysis and a gas transfer membrane. Water Science and Technology 53(3): 139-146.

Pronk, W., H. Palmquist, M. Biebow, M. Boller (2006) Nanofiltration for the separation of pharmaceuticals from nutrients in source-separated urine. Water Research 40(7): 1405-1412.

Pronk, W., S. Zuleeg, J. Lienert, B. Escher, M. Koller, A. Berner, G. Koch, M. Boller (2007) Pilot experiments with electrodialysis and ozonation for the production of a fertilizer from urine. Water Science and Technology 56(5): 219-227.

Ronteltap, M., M. Maurer, W. Gujer (2007) Struvite precipitation thermodynamics in source-separated urine. Water Research 41(5): 977-984.

Ronteltap, M., M. Maurer, W. Gujer (2007) The behaviour of pharmaceuticals and heavy metals during struvite precipitation in urine. Water Research 41(9): 1859-1868.

Udert, K.M., C. Fux, M. Münster, T.A. Larsen, H. Siegrist, W. Gujer (2003) Nitrification and autotrophic denitrification of source-separated urine. Water Science and Technology 48(1): 119-130.

Udert, K.M., T.A. Larsen, W. Gujer (2005) Chemical nitrite oxidation in acid solutions as a consequence of microbial ammonium oxidation. Environmental Science & Technology 39(11): 4066-4075.

Udert, K.M., T.A. Larsen, W. Gujer (2006) Fate of major compounds in source-separated urine. Water Science and Technology 54(11-12): 413-420.

Nova 5 – Micropollutants

Escher, B.I., R.I.L. Eggen, U. Schreiber, Z. Schreiber, E. Vye, B. Wisner, R.P. Schwarzenbach (2002) Baseline toxicity (narcosis) of organic chemicals determined by in vitro membrane potential measurements in energy-transducing membranes. Environmental Science & Technology 36(9): 1971-1979.

Escher, B.I., N. Bramaz, R.I.L. Eggen, M. Richter (2005) In vitro assessment of modes of toxic action of pharmaceuticals in aquatic life. Environmental Science & Technology 39(9): 3090-3100.

Escher, B.I., N. Bramaz, M. Maurer, M. Richter, D. Sutter, C. von Känel, M. Zschokke (2005) Screening test battery for pharmaceuticals in urine and wastewater. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24(3): 750-758.

Escher, B.I., W. Pronk, M. J.-F. Suter, M. Maurer (2006) Monitoring the removal efficiency of pharmaceuticals and hormones in different treatment processes of source-separated urine with bioassays. Environmental Science & Technology 40(16): 5095-5101.

Escher, B.I., N. Bramaz, M. Richter, J. Lienert (2006) Comparative ecotoxicological hazard assessment of beta-blockers and their human metabolites using a mode-of-action-based test battery and a QSAR approach. Environmental Science & Technology 40(23): 7402-7408.

Larsen, T.A., J. Lienert, A. Joss, and H. Siegrist (2004) How to avoid pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment. Journal of Biotechnology 113: 295-304.

Lienert, J., T. Bürki, B.I. Escher (2007) Reducing micropollutants with source control: substance flow analysis of 212 pharmaceuticals in faeces and urine. Water Science and Technology 56(5): 87-96.

Lienert J., K. Güdel, B.I. Escher (2007) Screening method for ecotoxicological hazard assessment of 42 pharmaceuticals considering human metabolism and excretory routes. Environmental Science & Technology 41(12): 4471-4478.

Nova 6 – Agriculture

Lienert, J., M. Haller, A. Berner, M. Stauffacher, T.A. Larsen (2003) How farmers in Switzerland perceive fertilizers from recycled anthropogenic nutrients (urine). Water Science and Technology 48(1): 47-56.

Nova 7 – Evaluation

Borsuk, M.E, M. Maurer, J. Lienert, T.A. Larsen, (2008) Charting a path for innovative toilet technology using multicriteria decision analysis. Environmental Science & Technnology 42(6): 1855-1862.

Larsen, T.A., M. Maurer, K.M. Udert, J. Lienert (2007) Nutrient cycles and resource management: implications for the choice of wastewater treatment technology. Water Science and Technology 56(5): 229-237.

Larsen, T.A., R.I.L. Eggen, M. Maurer, W. Pronk, J. Lienert, J. (accepted) Choosing NoMix process engineering technology: a decision support methodology based on generic scenarios. Journal of Environmental Management.

Larsen, T.A., J. Lienert, K.M. Udert (in preparation) Source separation and decentralization are the keys to resource efficient urban wastewater management (working title).

Maurer, M., P. Schwegler, T.A. Larsen (2003) Nutrients in urine: energetic aspects of removal and recovery. Water Science and Technology 48(1): 37-46.

Maurer, M., D. Rothenberger, T.A. Larsen (2005) Decentralised wastewater treatment technologies from a national perspective: at what cost are they competitive? Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 5(6): 145-154.

Nova 8 – China

Huang, D.-B., H.-P. Bader, R. Scheidegger, R. Schertenleib, W. Gujer (2007) Confronting limitations: New solutions required for urban water management in Kunming City. Journal of Environmental Management 84(1): 49-61.

Medilanski, E., L. Chuan, H.-J. Mosler, R. Schertenleib, T.A. Larsen (2006) Wastewater management in Kunming, China: a stakeholder perspective on measures at the source. Environment and Urbanization 18(2): 353-368.

Medilanski, E., L. Chuan, H.-J. Mosler, R. Schertenleib, T.A. Larsen (2007) Identifying the institutional decision process to introduce decentralized sanitation in the city of Kunming (China). Environmental Management 39(5): 648-662.