Midwest (U.S.A.) reservoir water quality modification I. Particulate parameters

Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to evaluate the impact of a flood control, low flow augmentation reservoir on seven water quality parameters: Suspended solids and total phosphate (particulate parameters); BOD, COD, and ammonia (O₂-demanding parameters); and orthophosphate and nitrite plus nitrate N (soluble nutrients). Fourteen years of weekly sampling data above, in, and downstream of the reservoir both before and after the reservoir became operational were analyzed. This paper considers the effects of the reservoir on the particulate parameters. There was a dramatic decrease in both suspended solids and total phosphate concentrations in the reservoir discharges, particularly during periods of high river flows and high reservoir inflow parameter concentrations. At all sampling stations, the annual parameter loading rates (kg ha^?1 yr^?1) correlated linearly with annual runoff (cm yr^?1). The suspended solids removal efficiency of the reservoir was dependent on annual runoff and averaged about 90%. Non-point source contributions of suspended solids were well over 99% when annual runoff exceeded 6.57 cm y^?1 and over 95% even when annual runoff was as low as 1.63 cm yr^?1     

Efficiency and Flow Regime of a Highway Stormwater Detention Pond in Washington, USA

Wet detention ponds are a preferable alternative in treating stormwater runoff. Literature suggests that a detention pond’s efficiency in removing principal pollutants of concern, TSS and metals, is highly variable and is affected by a complex array of factors including its geographic location. The objective of this paper was to investigate the TSS and metal removal efficiency of a highway stormwater detention pond in Spokane, Washington along with its flow regime. Pond influent and effluent data for TSS and metal were collected for approximately two years. TSS removal by the pond was found to be 68.1–99.4% with an average of 83.9%. Average metal removal efficiency was 54.7–64.6% which is 72.5–86.9% of the TSS removal. The pond’s flow regime was found to vary with its changing surface topography, a result of sedimentation of suspended solids.     

Behavior of runoff-derived metals in a detention pond system

The removal and fate of runoff-derived heavy metals in a 1-yr old detention pond system were investigated during climatic conditions typical of the U.S. maritime Northwest. The catchment was a medium-sized, suburban parking lot near Portland, Oregon. Water samples from runoff, the detention pond system, and pond effluent were collected and analyzed for dissolved and particulate Cu. Copper was the dominant toxic metal for the study site, while analysis of selected samples for Pb and Cd showed these metals to be minor pollutants. Total Cu in runoff varied among different storm events over a wide range of concentrations (< 2 to 33 µg L^?1), while total Cu levels in pond effluent remained within a fairly narrow range (5 to 12 µg L^?1), Sediment samples collected from the detention pond system were analyzed for Cu in two size fractions (< 63 µm and < 125 µm). Copper was found to be deposited in the pond sediments in a small but highly concentrated plume (up to 130 mg kg^?1), extending axially from the runoff inlet pipe. Overall, results from this study showed that low-cost, small-scale detention ponds can be a useful management practice for runoff from parking lot areas and can be of value in preserving the integrity of receiving waters.     

猪场废水厌氧消化液后处理技术研究及工程应用

猪场废水经过厌氧消化后，可生化性变差，BOD₅/COD仅为0.19，并且碳、氮倒置，比例严重失调，给后续好氧处理带来很大困难。采用序批式活性污泥法(SBR)工艺直接处理厌氧消化液，污染物的去除效果很差，COD仅去除8.31%，NH₃-N去除78.7％。通过改善厌氧消化液的可生化性和培养高效脱氮菌种等措施，COD、NH₃-N去除率改善显著，COD、BOD₅与SS的去除分别达到89.6%～93.4%、97.9%，95.6%，特别是对NH₃-N，达到了99%以上去除效率。将实验室结果应用于实际工程，也取得了好的效果，工程上SBR系统对猪场废水厌氧消化液的COD去除90%左右，出水COD基本上在300 mg/L以下。NH₃-N去除率大于99%，出水NH₃-N小于10 mg/L。BOD₅去除率大于98%，出水BOD₅小于20 mg/L。TN去除率大于90%。     

基于人工湿地的循环水产养殖系统工艺设计及净化效能

该研究首次将复合垂直流人工湿地同池塘养殖结合，通过构建养殖－湿地生态系统，验证人工湿地对水产养殖用水和废水净化与回用的可行性。近9个月的新建人工湿地运行结果表明，水力负荷从313、469、625 mm/d增加到781 mm/d，人工湿地对TSS、COD_Cr和BOD₅去除率的变动范围分别为80.5%～82.9%、45.2%～64.2%和61.0%～77.0%，对NH^＋₄-N、NO^-₃-N、TN去除率的变动范围分别为51.5%～67.8%、-90.6%～40.0%和29.1%～68.6%，对TP和IP的去除率为72.7%～89.1%和0～33.3%，对细菌总数、总大肠菌群、藻类等生命物质也有较好的去除效果，湿地出水水质除溶氧外能达到国家渔业水质标准。初步结果表明人工湿地应用于水产养殖用水处理和回用具有广阔的前景。     

Chemical composition of effluent from high density culture of channel catfish

Production rates of metabolic wastes by channel catfish (Ictalurus punctutas) were estimated by analyzing effluents from high density culture of 940 g and 60 g catfish. Results were integrated over a 24 h steady-state period in which normal feeding activities were maintained and were expressed as g day^?1kg^?1 fish and g day^?1 kg^?1 feed consumed. When expressed on a unit fish weight basis, production rates were greater for 60 g than for 940 g catfish. However, when expressed on a feed consumption basis, production rates of most catabolic products were approximately equal for both size fish. Average values (g day^?1 kg^?1 feed) were as follows: total N, 67; ammonia N, 20; nitrate-nitrite N, 20; 5-day BOD, 98; total solids, 180; total P, 15; total K, 18. Filtered solids from effluent contained 5% nitrogen, 1.6% phosphorus and .13%. potassium. Diurnal variation in production rates were noted with solid production reaching a maximum after each feeding and BOD, NH₃ and nitrate reaching a maximum only in the afternoon.     

Electrochemical Production of Ferrate (Iron VI): Application to the Wastewater Treatment on a Laboratory Scale and Comparison with Iron (III) Coagulant

This paper presents a comparative study of the performance of ferrate(VI), FeO ₄ ^2? , and ferric, Fe(III), towards wastewater treatment. The ferrate(VI) was produced by electrochemical synthesis, using steel electrodes in a 16 M NaOH solution. Domestic wastewater collected from Hailsham North Wastewater Treatment Works was treated with ferrate(VI) and ferric sulphate (Fe(III)). Samples were analysed for suspended solids, chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and P removal. Results for low doses of Fe(VI) were validated via a reproducibility study. Removal of phosphorous reached 40% with a Fe(VI) dose as low as 0.01 mg/L compared to 25% removal with 10 mg/L of Fe(III). For lower doses (<1 mg/L as Fe), Fe(VI) can achieve between 60% and 80% removals of SS and COD, but Fe(III) performed even not as well as the control sample where no iron chemical was dosed. The ferrate solution was found to be stable for a maximum of 50 min, beyond which Fe(VI) is reduced to less oxidant species. This provided the maximum allowed storage time of the electrochemically produced ferrate(VI) solution. Results demonstrated that low addition of ferrate(VI) leads to good removal of P, BOD, COD and suspended solids from wastewater compared to ferric addition and further studies could bring an optimisation of the dosage and treatment.     

Effects of fertilizer factory effluent on soil and crop productivity

Laboratory experiments were conducted to evaluate the impact of various concentrations (2.5, 5, 10, 25, and 50%) of fertilizer factory effluent on certain physico-chemical properties of soil, and germination, growth, photosynthetic pigments, and dry matter productions of corn (Zea mays L.) and rice (Oryza sativa L.). The effluent was highly alkaline and contained high amounts of N⁺, Ca²⁺, Na⁺, Cl^?, CO _in3 ^su? , HCO _in3 ^su? and suspended and dissolved solids. Its BOD value was also high. The effluent treatment to soil resulted in a significant increase in the water soluble salts, electrical conductivity, cation exchange capacity, pH, N, Ca, Na, and Cl content of the soil for effluent concentrations of 10% and above. The effluent in the lower concentrations of 2.5 and 5 % enhanced the growth and development of corn and rice. Higher concentrations of effluent (10% and above), however, inhibited the percentage of seed germination and caused deleterious effects on the dry matter production, yield (quantitative and qualitative) and the photosynthetic pigments of both test crops.     

Microfauna Community as an Indicator of Effluent Quality and Operational Parameters in an Activated Sludge System for Treating Piggery Wastewater

In order to study the potential use of microfauna as an indicator of effluent quality and operational parameters in an activated sludge system for treating piggery wastewater, an experimental sequencing batch reactor was set up and evaluated by biological and physical–chemical analyses for 12 months. Results show that microfauna (and specifically ciliate protozoa) are a good parameter for assessing effluent quality in terms of both chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia and for assessing the organic and nitrogen load of the system. Specifically, the abundance of ciliates decreases from 20,000 individuals·mL^?1 to ca. 2,500 individuals·mL^?1 and from ca. 10,000 individuals mL^?1 to ca. 200 individuals mL^?1 when effluent concentration is between 550 and 750 mg L^?1 and above 100 mg L^?1 to the COD and ammonia concentrations, respectively. Furthermore, microfauna abundance is reduced from ca. 18,000 individuals mL^?1 (organic load between 0.1 and 0.2 mg COD mg total suspended solids (TSS)^?1 day^?1) to ca. 500 individuals mL^?1 (organic load between 0.3 and 04 mg COD mg TSS^?1 day^?1). Microfauna abundance also decreases as nitrogen loading increases. Nitrogen loading in the range of 5–60 mg NH₄–N g TSS^?1 day^?1 does not have any significant effect on microfauna abundance. However, ammonia loading from 60 to 120 mg NH₄–N g TSS^?1 day^?1 reduces microfauna abundance ca. 6-fold. Ciliate protozoa were the largest microfauna group during the whole period of study, representing ca. 75% of the total microfauna abundance. The largest group in the ciliate community was that of the free-swimming ciliates. This was followed by the group of attached and crawling ciliates. Specifically, the dominant ciliate species during the whole study period were Uronema nigricans, Vorticella microstoma-complex, Epistylis coronata, and Acineria uncinata.     

Utilization of created wetlands to upgrade small municipal wastewater treatment systems

Created wetlands offer a low cost, low maintenance, and practical alternative for upgrading secondary municipal wastewater treatment systems. The removal efficiencies, effects of seasonal temperature variations, and effects of increased loading rates on contaminant removal within such a system was studied by Auburn University researchers at a created wetland site in Hurtsboro, Alabama. The 0.16 ha system consisted of a two cell wetlands planted with cattails (Typha latifolia), bulrush (Scirpus validus), arrow duck potatoes (Sagitaria latifolis), burr reeds (Spargaminum eurycarpun), water pennywort (Hydrocotyl ranunculoides), and parrotfeather (Myriophyllum brasiliense). Testing occurred from January through September of 1988 at hydraulic loading rates of 169, 289, and 345 m³ ha^?1 d^?1. The monthly average total suspended solids influent: effluent mg L^?1 concentration ratio during the study period was 135:19 while the monthly average total BOD₅ influent: effluent mg L^?1 concentration ratio was 38:8. Once the system stabilized, the monthly average total BOD₅ effluent concentration remained essentially constant over the range of average BOD₅ loading rates employed in this study. Total Kjeldahl N removal was more effective at loading rates of 2.6 kg ha^?1 d^?1. The monthly average influent: effluent TKN mg L^?1 concentration ratio was 15:4.     

Aerobic Biological Treatment of Chestnut Processing Wastewater

Chestnut agro-industrial companies consume a high volume of water for washing and processing fruit, generating a large volume of wastewater. This work studied the biodegradation of chestnut processing wastewater through aerobic assays, varying substrate, and biomass concentrations. In general, this wastewater presents a good biodegradability, especially in experiments with relatively low chemical oxygen demand (COD) (0.4 and 0.6?g O₂ L^?1) allowing a COD removal of 85?C90?%. The best results were obtained in the reactor initially loaded with 2?g?L^?1 of biomass and 0.4 or 0.6?g O₂ L^?1 of COD. These experiments also showed high COD removal rates: 4.25 and 3.88?g COD g^?1 volatile suspended solids (VSS) h^?1, respectively. The sedimentation rate, evaluated for different initial values of biomass (1, 2, and 3?g?L^?1), always presented higher values in the experiments with 2 and 3?g?L^?1 of biomass, regardless of the initial COD value used. After comparing different kinetic models (Monod, Contois, and Haldane), it was observed that the Haldane inhibition model satisfactorily describes the COD biodegradation. AQUASIM software allowed calculating the kinetic constant ranges: K _s, 1.59?C6.99?g COD L^?1; ?? _max, 25?C40?g COD g^?1 VSS day^?1; and K _i values, 0.07?C0.11. These kinetic constants corresponds to maximum rates (??*) between 1.48 and 4.25?g COD g^?1 VSS day^?1 for substrate concentrations (S*) from 0.38 to 0.88?g COD L^?1.     

The Impact of Rainfall on Flows and Loadings at Georgia’s Wastewater Treatment Plants

An assessment of influent and effluent data from 24 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in the state of Georgia with design capacities of 37,850 m³/d (10-mgd) or greater was undertaken. Twelve months of operating data from the 2003 calendar year were evaluated. The objectives of the study were to determine the effect of rainfall intensity on the volumetric flow rate to each WWTP and to determine the relationship between flow rate and the influent five-day, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD₅) and total suspended solids (TSS) concentrations. The relationships between rainfall intensity and influent BOD concentration, rainfall intensity and influent TSS concentration, influent BOD loading and effluent BOD concentration, and influent TSS loading and effluent TSS concentration were also evaluated. Moderate to strong correlations were observed between rainfall intensity and volumetric flow rate, volumetric flow rate and influent BOD and TSS concentrations, average monthly rainfall intensity and influent BOD and TSS concentrations, and between influent BOD and TSS loadings and effluent BOD and TSS concentrations. Weak correlations were observed for some of the relationships when applied to the complete data set however, stronger correlations were achieved by performing statistical analyses of variance and pooling subsets of the data. Peaking factors for flows and loadings were similar to those reported in the literature.     

Pre-Treatment of Currency Printing Ink Wastewater through Coagulation-Flocculation Process

Attempt has been made to study the treatability of printing ink wastewatergenerated from an Indian currency printing press using coagulation-flocculation process. Coagulant agents, viz. ferrous sulphate, ferric chloride, aluminium sulphate and polyaluminium chloride were studied to select the most suitablecoagulant for effective treatment, and attain the optimum coagulant concentration. Cationic polyeletrolyte in conjunction with the most effective coagulant was also studied to assess its effect on floc settleability. Polyaluminium chloride (PAC) was found to be the most efficient coagulant, achieving removals of colour, suspended solids (SS), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 95.9–96.5%, 96.5–97.0%, 61.3–65.8%and 54.8–61.8%, respectively at an optimum concentration of 1500 mg L^-1. Other coagulants, viz. ferrous sulphate, ferric chloride and aluminium sulphate did not show substantial removals of colour, BOD and COD, except suspended solids in comparison to the performance of PAC. Cationic ploylectrolyte in combination with PAC at an optimum concentration of 1500 mg L^-1 of PAC and 1.0 mg L^-1 of polyelectrolyte further improved the removal efficiency of various parameters studied, in addition to improving the floc settling rate, and reduction in quantity of sludge generation.Effect of rapid mixing intensity expressed as mean temporal velocity gradient (G), and mixing time (t) on flocculation was also investigated. Rapid mixing at an impeller rotational speed (n) of 300 rpm and mixing time (t) of 60 sec indicated good floc formation, which resulted in achieving velocity gradient of 821 s^-1, and was found to be an optimum combination. This was also indicated by relatively high settling velocity of sludge formed and low residual colour in the supernatant. However, slow mixing beyond 5 min, adopted after initial optimum rapid mixing, indicated negligible effect on flocculation.     

Fate and Transport of Copper Applied in Channel Catfish Ponds

A pilot-scale study and field measurements at commercial ponds were conducted to investigate the environmental fate of copper (Cu) applied as an algaecide in commercial catfish ponds. In the pilot study, a total of 774 g Cu(II) was applied to an experimental catfish pond over a period of 16 summer weeks. More than 90% of Cu applied became associated with suspended sediment particles within a few minutes of addition, and then nearly all Cu applied was transferred to the sediment phase within about 2 days. At the end of the study, the peak Cu content in the sediment increased from an initial concentration of 25～35 mg kg^?1 to about 200 mg kg^?1, and the applied Cu was able to reach a sediment depth of about 16 cm. Meanwhile, Cu concentration in the catfish body decreased from 12.7 ± 2.81 mg kg^?1 to 6.15 ± 2.54 mg kg^?1. Copper mass balance indicated that virtually all Cu applied was retained in the sediment. Only 0.01% of the total Cu applied was taken up by fish and 0.1% remained in pond water. Data from 3 commercial fishponds of different ages (1–25 years) and with different sediment types (acidic, neutral and calcareous) supported the pilot-scale observation. Both pilot-testing results and field measurements revealed that Cu is predominantly accumulated within the top sediment layer and barely reached the bottom soil regardless of the pond age and the type of the sediments. Field monitoring of groundwater quality suggested that the copper leaching into the groundwater surrounding the ponds was insignificant.     

Algae in the Assessment of Industrial Wastewater Holding Ponds

The ecology and photosynthetic behaviour of the microalgalcommunity in an oil refinery wastewater holding pond was studiedwith a view to assess the role of algae in industrial effluenttreatment ponds. The biological and physico-chemical parameterswere measured for one year from February 1994 to February 1995.The assessment of algal population based on chlorophyll andprimary productivity revealed that the pond is a eutrophic systemsupporting continuous algal bloom. There was no significantcorrelation between the algal biomass and the nutrient parameterstested. A comparison of the algal gross primary production andthe community respiration for the period was done to assess thedegree of waste stabilisation, and it was found that the pondwater is of eutrophic potential. Bioassays of the effluent usingpure cultures of algae, Chlorella pyrenoidosa, Oocystispusilla and Oscillatoria quadripunctulata again confirmedthat the effluent is stimulatory to algal growth. Thus thestudy of algal community in the field surveys and the algalbioassays of the effluent, established that algae can be used asan effective tool to assess the degree of stabilisation of industrial effluents.     

Optimization of Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Treatment by Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands Under Tropical Conditions: Plant Species Selection and Polishing by a Horizontal Flow Constructed Wetland

Typha latifolia-planted vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands (VSSF CWs) can be used to treat petroleum refinery wastewater. This study evaluated if the removal efficiency of VSSF CWs can be improved by changing the plant species or coupling horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSSF CWs) to the VSSF CW systems. The VSSF CWs had a removal efficiency of 76% for biological oxygen demand (BOD₅), 73% for chemical oxygen demand (COD), 70% for ammonium-N (NH₄⁺-N), 68% for nitrate-N (NO₃^?-N), 49% for phosphate (PO₄^3?-P), 68% for total suspended solids (TSS), and 89% for turbidity. The HSSF CWs planted with T. latifolia further reduced the contaminant load of the VSSF CW-treated effluent, giving an additional removal efficiency of 74, 65, 43, 65, 58, 50, and 75% for, respectively, BOD₅, COD, NH₄⁺-N, NO₃^?-N, PO₄^3?-P, TSS, and turbidity. The combined hybrid CW showed, therefore, an improved effluent quality with overall removal efficiencies of, respectively, 94% for BOD₅, 88% for COD, 84% for NH₄⁺-N, 89% for NO₃^?-N, 78% for PO₄^3?-P, 85% for TSS, and 97% for turbidity. T. latifolia strived well in the VSSF and HSSF CWs, which may have contributed to the high NH₄ ⁺-N, NO₃^?-N, and PO₄^3?-P removal efficiencies. T. latifolia-planted VSSF CWs showed a higher contaminant removal efficiency compared to the unplanted VSSF CW. T. latifolia is thus a suitable plant species for treatment of secondary refinery wastewater. Also a T. latifolia-planted hybrid CW is a viable alternative for the treatment of secondary refinery wastewater under the prevailing climatic conditions in Nigeria.     

Assessment of Luffa cylindrica as Support in Biofilms Reactors for the Biological Treatment of Domestic Wastewater

A simultaneous treatment of BOD, phosphorous and ammonia in artificial wastewater was carried out in biofilm reactors with Luffa cylíndrica as organic support and compared with PVC's support under variations of dissolved oxygen of 1.5 a 3.0 mg l^?1 in the same reactor. During semicontinous treatment, the removal of BOD (92.5%) with Luffa cilíndrica was higher than PVC support (80%). Nitrification only existed at levels of oxygen of 3 mg l^?1, showed in the effluent a final concentration of ammonium of 17 and 19 mg l^?1 for Luffa cilíndrica and PVC support, respectively. In reactors with Luffa cilíndrica a higher percentage of P removal (40%) was reached, while no elimination in reactors with PVC was observed. The formation of anaerobic-aerobic zones inside the natural support probably allowed the increase in the efficiency of removal of phosphorous. Oxidation of organic matter, P removal and nitrification can be achieved with the variation of oxygen inside of the same biofilm reactor using L. cylindrical as support material.     

Midwest (U.S.A.) reservoir water quality modification

The impact of a flood control, low flow argumentation reservoir in the Midwestern part of the United States on BOD, COD, and ammonia was evaluated in this paper. Fifteen years of weekly water quality data (9 yr before impoundment and 6 yr after impoundment) from four sampling stations upstream and downstream of the reservoir were available for analysis. The annual loading rates of these parameters (kg ha^?1 vr^?1) were found to correlate well with annual runoff (cm yr^?1). Besides, the reservoir was found to have had a significant and beneficial impact on the downstream loading rates of BOD and COD, which were reduced by 55 and 75%, respectively. As for ammonia, the results of this study indicate that its annual loadings at downstream locations were not significantly affected by the reservoir. Average non-point source contributions of BOD and ammonia loadings into the system were found to be about 80 and 55%, respectively.     

Comparison of the Performance of Membrane and Conventional Sequencing Batch Reactors Degrading 4-Chlorophenol

The biomass characteristics, the process performance, and the microbial community for a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) and a submerged membrane SBR (MSBR) were evaluated. A synthetic wastewater containing only 4-chlorophenol (4CP) was used as the sole source of carbon and energy. Degradation efficiencies of 4CP were higher than 99% for both reactors, and no significant differences on the 4CP degradation rates were observed for the SBR (116.9?±?0.9 mg 4CP g VSS^?1 h^?1) as well as for the MSBR (117.3?±?0.5 mg 4CP g VSS^?1 h^?1). Despite the similar results obtained for the physicochemical parameters, it was found that the biomass characteristics were different considering the sludge volumetric index, settling velocity, protein content in the mixer liquor, and total suspended solids in the effluent. The settling velocity was three times higher in the SBR than in the MSBR; however, a better quality, considering suspended solids, was observed for the MSBR. The protein concentration in the mixed liquor was higher in the MSBR than in the SBR, generating foaming problems in the MSBR. A similarity analysis was made with the Ochiai–Barkman index. Even though the reactors were inoculated with the same biomass, significant differences in the composition and populations dynamics were observed.     

Tertiary treatment of the liquid fraction of pig manure with Phragmites australis

Since 2003, the pig industry in Flanders (Belgium) is obliged to process a portion of the nutrient overproduction. In general, pig manure processing occurs as follows: i) separation into liquid and solid fractions, ii) conversion of the solid fraction to an exportable product (e.g. composting) and iii) reduction of nutrient contents in the liquid fraction before discharge into surface water or spreading on arable land. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of constructed wetlands (CWs) planted with Phragmites australis to reduce nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in the liquid fraction to levels below discharge criteria. In addition, the removal efficiency of heavy metals (Cu, Zn) present at elevated levels in the liquid fraction was evaluated. A greenhouse experiment was conducted with subsurface flow (SSF) reed beds (2 × 0.125 × 0.11 m) filled with sand, loam, clayey sand or expanded clay (argex). The liquid manure load was set at 1 mm per day. Removal efficiencies varied between 64–75% for COD, 73–83% for N and 71–92% for P, depending on the matrix material used. However, effluent levels still remained significantly above the Flemish legal discharge criteria of 2 mgl^?1, 15 mgl^?1 and 125 mgl^?1 for P, N and COD respectively.