This paper reports key findings of a research study entitled "Rejection of
Wastewater-Derived Micropollutants in High-Pressure Membrane Applications
leading to Indirect Potable Reuse" funded by WateReuse Foundation and the West
Basin Municipal Water District, California. The objectives of this study were
to determine physico-chemical properties which are suitable to describe
membrane-solute interactions and rejection behavior as well as to explore the
relationships among physico-chemical properties of trace organics and rejection
mechanisms. The study was conducted using bench- and laboratory-scale
facilities. Findings were verified at water reuse field sites in California and
Arizona that use full-scale membrane facilities. Includes table.