“Prospects for Biological Nitrogen Removal from Anaerobic Effluents during Mainstream Wastewater Treatment” named as ES&T Best of the Best in 2015

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J. Delgado Vela, L. B. Stadler, K. J. Martin, L. Raskin, C. B. Bott, and N. G. Love reviewed available technologies in their critical study of emerging techniques Prospects for Biological Nitrogen Removal from Anaerobic Effluents during Mainstream Wastewater Treatment. They concluded that development of effective nitrogen removal technologies will require the development of sensor-mediated controls, improved computational models, and improved removal efficiency relative to reducing energy demands.