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Environmental Sciences
UK
2023

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Engineering and Technology

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90
Citations
29041
World Ranking
266
National Ranking
20

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
89
Citations
29413
World Ranking
618
National Ranking
45

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Bruce Jefferson is affiliated with Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Environmental Science, with an emphasis on various subfields and topics related to water treatment, pollution control, and resource recovery.

The main subfields of study include:

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Chemistry

Major research topics covered by their work encompass:

  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
  • Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
  • Industrial Gas Emission Control

Bruce Jefferson has contributed to scientific literature published across a range of venues. Their most frequent publication outlets are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Water Research
  • H2Open Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • Preparation and evaluation of zeolites for ammonium removal from municipal wastewater through ion exchange process, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Economic evaluation of ion-exchange processes for nutrient removal and recovery from municipal wastewater, 2020, npj Clean Water
  • Demonstration of ion exchange technology for phosphorus removal and recovery from municipal wastewater, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Microbubbles and their application to ozonation in water treatment: A critical review exploring their benefit and future application, 2020, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • Influence of granular activated carbon media properties on natural organic matter and disinfection by-product precursor removal from drinking water, 2020, Water Research

The scientist frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors, contributing jointly on multiple publications. These co-authors include:

  • Peter Jarvis
  • Ana Soares
  • Francis Hassard
  • Adam Brookes
  • Irene Carra

Best Publications

  • Nonylphenol in the environment: A critical review on occurrence, fate, toxicity and treatment in wastewaters

    A. Soares;B. Guieysse;B. Jefferson;E. Cartmell

  • The Characterization of Feces and Urine: A Review of the Literature to Inform Advanced Treatment Technology

    C. Rose;Alison Parker;Bruce Jefferson;Elise Cartmell

  • Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment

    T. Stephenson;K. Brindle;S. Judd;B. Jefferson

  • Membrane Fouling in Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment

    In-Soung Chang;Pierre Le Clech;Bruce Jefferson;Simon Judd

  • A review of floc strength and breakage.

    Peter Jarvis;Bruce Jefferson;J. Gregory;Simon A. Parsons

  • Characterisation of algogenic organic matter extracted from cyanobacteria, green algae and diatoms

    Rita K. Henderson;Andy Baker;Simon A. Parsons;Bruce Jefferson

  • Critical flux determination by the flux-step method in a submerged membrane bioreactor

    Pierre Le Clech;Bruce Jefferson;In Soung Chang;Simon J. Judd

  • Membrane bioreactor technology for wastewater treatment and reuse

    T. Melin;B. Jefferson;D. Bixio;C. Thoeye

  • The impact of algal properties and pre-oxidation on solid-liquid separation of algae.

    Rita Henderson;Simon A. Parsons;Bruce Jefferson

  • Aerobic MBRs for domestic wastewater treatment: a review with cost considerations

    M. Gander;B. Jefferson;S. Judd

  • Breakage, regrowth, and fractal nature of natural organic matter flocs.

    Peter Jarvis;Bruce Jefferson;Simon A Parsons

  • Grey water characterisation and its impact on the selection and operation of technologies for urban reuse

    B Jefferson;A. Palmer;P. Jeffrey;R. Stuetz

  • Fate of Zinc Oxide and Silver Nanoparticles in a Pilot Wastewater Treatment Plant and in Processed Biosolids

    Rui Ma;Clément Levard;Jonathan D. Judy;Jason M. Unrine

  • Seasonal variations in natural organic matter and its impact on coagulation in water treatment.

    Emma L. Sharp;Simon A. Parsons;Bruce Jefferson

  • Impact of aeration, solids concentration and membrane characteristics on the hydraulic performance of a membrane bioreactor

    P Le-Clech;B Jefferson;S.J Judd

  • The impact of differing cell and algogenic organic matter (AOM) characteristics on the coagulation and flotation of algae.

    Rita Kay Henderson;Simon A. Parsons;Bruce Jefferson

  • Technologies for domestic wastewater recycling

    B Jefferson;A Laine;S Parsons;T Stephenson

  • Membranes for industrial wastewater recovery and re-use

    Simon Judd;Bruce Jefferson

  • Comparison of the disinfection by-product formation potential of treated waters exposed to chlorine and monochloramine.

    Cynthia M.M. Bougeard;Emma H. Goslan;Bruce Jefferson;Simon A. Parsons

  • Membrane bioreactors vs conventional biological treatment of landfill leachate: a brief review

    Héctor Alvarez-Vazquez;Bruce Jefferson;Simon J Judd

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon A. Parsons
Simon A. Parsons Scottish Water (United Kingdom)
Peter Jarvis
Peter Jarvis Cranfield University
Simon Judd
Simon Judd Cranfield University
Tom Stephenson
Tom Stephenson Cranfield University
Elise Cartmell
Elise Cartmell Cranfield University
Richard M. Stuetz
Richard M. Stuetz University of New South Wales
Frederic Coulon
Frederic Coulon Cranfield University
Michael R. Whittaker
Michael R. Whittaker Monash University
Felicity A. Roddick
Felicity A. Roddick RMIT University
Pierre Le-Clech
Pierre Le-Clech University of New South Wales

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