Assessing the impacts of wastewater treatment implementation on the water quality of a small urban river over the past 40 years

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (16) ◽  
pp. 12720-12736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natacha Brion ◽  
Michel A. Verbanck ◽  
Willy Bauwens ◽  
Marc Elskens ◽  
Margaret Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Urban River ◽  
The Past ◽  
Treatment Implementation

Predictive performance modeling of Habesha brewery wastewater treatment plant using artificial neural networks

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chem Int
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Performance Modeling ◽  
Predictive Performance ◽  
Mathematical Tool ◽  
Effluent Water ◽  
Artificial Neural

Recently, process control in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is, mostly accomplished through examining the quality of the water effluent and adjusting the processes through the operator’s experience. This practice is inefficient, costly and slow in control response. A better control of WTPs can be achieved by developing a robust mathematical tool for performance prediction. Due to their high accuracy and quite promising application in the field of engineering, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are attracting attention in the domain of WWTP predictive performance modeling. This work focuses on applying ANN with a feed-forward, back propagation learning paradigm to predict the effluent water quality of the Habesha brewery WTP. Data of influent and effluent water quality covering approximately an 11-month period (May 2016 to March 2017) were used to develop, calibrate and validate the models. The study proves that ANN can predict the effluent water quality parameters with a correlation coefficient (R) between the observed and predicted output values reaching up to 0.969. Model architecture of 3-21-3 for pH and TN, and 1-76-1 for COD were selected as optimum topologies for predicting the Habesha Brewery WTP performance. The linear correlation between predicted and target outputs for the optimal model architectures described above were 0.9201 and 0.9692, respectively.

Environmental Impact Evaluation of Istanbul Wastewater Treatment and Marine Disposal Systems

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 85-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Ozturk ◽  
T. Zambal ◽  
A. Samsunlu ◽  
E. Göknel
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Sea Of Marmara ◽  
General Evaluation ◽  
Marine Outfall ◽  
Secondary Stage ◽  
Pre Treatment

Metropolitan Istanbul Wastewater Treatment System contains 14 marine outfalls, seven of which include secondary stage biological treatment processes. The others have only mechanical treatment units including bar screens and grit chambers. Only one mechanical pre-treatment and marine disposal system, Yenikapi plant, has been operated since 1988 among these 14 plants and six of them are ready for construction. In this paper, the environmental impact of Yenikapi pretreatment and marine disposal system on the water quality of the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara has been investigated. Long term water quality measurements which were performed in pre-and post-dischange applications have been evaluated. Water quality parameters including pH, DO, BODs, TKN, P and total coliforms were measured at various sampling stations around the discharge points. A general evaluation of marine outfall systems to be constructed in the scope of Istanbul wastewater treatment project, on the water quality of the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus has been presented.

Water quality of the Beli Lom river

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasios I. Stamou ◽  
Bogdana Koumanova ◽  
Stoyan Stoyanov ◽  
Georgy Atanasov ◽  
Konstantinos Pipilis
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Finite Difference ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Quality Characteristics ◽  
Order Model ◽  
The Third ◽  
Do Concentration

A general methodology for the study of water quality in rivers is presented. The paper consists of four parts. In the first part the general characteristics of the area of study, which is the Beli Lom river, and its major pollution sources are presented. The effluent of the Razgrad Wastewater Treatment Plant (RWWTP) has been identified as the most significant pollution point source, due to the inadequate performance of the plant. The second part deals with data collection and processing. Four series of data have been collected, including physical, flow and water quality characteristics. In the third part a 1-d, finite-difference, second-order model is presented. In the fourth part, the model is calibrated, for the determination of its main coefficients, and is successfully verified by predicting the BOD and DO concentrations in the Beli Lom river for all series of data. Finally, the model has been applied to determine the maximum BOD and minimum DO effluent concentrations of the RWWTP, so that a minimum DO concentration is maintained throughout the river.

scholarly journals EFFICACY OF PHRAGMITE KARKA PLANT IN CONSTRUCTED WETLAND SYSTEM

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9SE) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Shalini Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Constructed Wetland ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Water Quality Improvement ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wetland Treatment ◽  
Natural Wetlands ◽  
Wetland System

Wetlands, either constructed or natural, offer a cheaper and low-cost alternative technology for wastewater treatment. A constructed wetland system that is specifically engineered for water quality improvement as a primary purpose is termed as a ‘Constructed Wetland Treatment System’ (CWTS). In the past, many such systems were constructed to treat low volumes of wastewater loaded with easily degradable organic matter for isolated populations in urban areas. However, widespread demand for improved receiving water quality, and water reclamation and reuse, is currently the driving force for the implementation of CWTS all over the world. Recent concerns over wetland losses have generated a need for the creation of wetlands, which are intended to emulate the functions and values of natural wetlands that have been destroyed. Natural characteristics are applied to CWTS with emergent macrophyte stands that duplicate the physical, chemical and biological processes of natural wetland systems. The number of CWTS in use has very much increased in the past few years. The use of constructed wetlands is gaining rapid interest. Most of these systems cater for tertiary treatment from towns and cities. They are larger in size, usually using surface-flow system to remove low concentration of nutrient (N and P) and suspended solids. However, in some countries, these constructed wetland treatment systems are usually used to provide secondary treatment of domestic sewage for village populations. These constructed wetland systems have been seen as an economically attractive, energy-efficient way of providing high standards of wastewater treatment by the help of Phragmite karka plant. Typically, wetlands are constructed for one or more of four primary purposes: creation of habitat to compensate for natural wetlands converted for agriculture and urban development, water quality improvement, flood control, and production of food and fiber.

scholarly journals Recirculating Aquaculture Technologies

2019 ◽  
pp. 35-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos A. Espinal ◽  
Daniel Matulić
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Quality Control ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Water Quality Control ◽  
New Developments ◽  
The Past ◽  
Control Processes ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture ◽  
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems ◽  
Aquaculture Production

AbstractRecirculating aquaculture technology, which includes aquaponics, has been under development for the past 40 years from a combination of technologies derived from the wastewater treatment and aquaculture sectors. Until recently, recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) farms have been relatively small compared with other types of modern aquaculture production. The last two decades have seen a significant increase in the development of this technology, with increased market acceptance and scale. This chapter provides a brief overview of the history, water quality control processes, new developments and ongoing challenges of RAS.

scholarly journals Antibiotics in WWTP discharge into the Chaobai River, Beijing

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 48-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Chunhui ◽  
Wang Liangliang ◽  
Gao Xiangyu ◽  
He Xudan
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Quality Monitoring ◽  
Environmental Distribution ◽  
Receiving River ◽  
Dominant Point ◽  
Aerated Filter ◽  
Beijing China

Abstract22 representative antibiotics, including 8 quinolones (QNs), 9 sulfonamides (SAs), and 5 macrolides (MCs) were selected to investigate their occurrence and removal efficiencies in a Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and their distribution in the receiving water of the Chaobai River in Beijing, China. Water quality monitoring was performed in an integrated way at different selected points in the WWTP to explore the potential mechanism of antibiotics removal during wastewater treatment. Water quality of the Chaobai River was also analyzed to examine environmental distribution in a river ecosystem. The results showed that within all the 22 compounds examined, 10 antibiotics were quantified in wastewater influent, 10 in effluent, and 7 in river. Sulfadiazine (SDZ, 396 ng/L) and Sulfamethazine (SMZ, 382 ng/L) were the dominating antibiotics in the influent. Both the conventional treatment and advanced Biological Aerated Filter (BAF) system was important for the removal of antibiotics from the wastewater. And the concentrations of selected antibiotics were ranged from 0-41.8 ng/L in the effluent-receiving river. Despite the fact that the concentrations were reduced more than 50% compared to effluent concentrations, WWTP discharge was still regarded as a dominant point-source input of antibiotics into the Chaobai River.

Using Cow Bone Char for Improvement of Domestic Water Quality in Chiang Mai, Thailand

2011 ◽  
Vol 311-313 ◽  
pp. 1583-1587
Author(s):  
Surasit Laosatirawong ◽  
Sakdiphon Thiensem ◽  
Sittiporn Punyanitya
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Bone Char ◽  
Chiang Mai ◽  
Domestic Water ◽  
Batch System ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Cow Bone

Characterization of Environmentally friendly materials used as wastewater treatment material has been studied in order to compare the quality of wastewater in Chiang Mai, Thailand on two types of treatment materials, which are cow bone char (CBC) made from Thai cow bone char cleaned and calcined at 850๐C and the a mineral called “zeolite” (ZLT) bought from Kamthiang market, Chiang Mai. The physical characteristics of both types of materials indicate that the CBC has a higher density than the ZLT but has lower pore volume than the ZLT. The effect of density on the water quality improvement was showed that CBC was a suitable type of wastewater treatment material because their high density can fix them in the batch system.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF MARIJAMPOLĖ WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ON WATER QUALITY OF THE ŠEŠUPĖ RIVER

2020 ◽  
Vol 2019 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-230
Author(s):  
Midona Dapkiene ◽  
Laima Česonienė ◽  
Tauras Vasiliauskas
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant

New challenges for the management of plant nutrients and pathogens in the Waikato River, New Zealand

2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. N. Vant
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Algal Blooms ◽  
Diffuse Sources ◽  
Industrial Wastewaters ◽  
The Past ◽  
Green Algal ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Waikato River

The water quality of the Waikato River is currently much better than it was in the 1950s. Major improvements in the treatment of the sewage and industrial wastewaters which are discharged to the river mean that levels of indicator bacteria in the lower reaches of the river are now many times lower than in the past. Eve so, conditions are still not suitable for swimming, and blue-green algal blooms occur at times. Non-point or diffuse sources of contaminants now dominate the nutrient and pathogens budgets. Progressively-intensifying farming, particularly in lowland areas, is thought to contribute the majority of the contaminants found in the river. Future improvements in water quality will therefore depend more on activities like changes to farming practice – such as retiring the riparian margins of lowland tributaries of the river – than on further advances in wastewater treatment.

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