scholarly journals Analysis of Treated Wastewater Produced from Al-Lajoun Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jordan

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (s1) ◽  
pp. S287-S303
Author(s):  
Waleed Manasreh ◽  
Atef S. Alzaydien ◽  
Malahmeh .M
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Total Organic Carbon ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Treated Wastewater ◽  
The Impact

Assessment of treated wastewater produced from Al-Lajoun collection tanks of the wastewater treatment plant in Karak province was carried out in term of physical properties, its major ionic composition, heavy metals and general organic content, for both wastewater influent and effluent. Sampling was done in two periods during (2005-2006) summer season and during winter season to detect the impact of climate on treated wastewater quality. Soil samples were collected from Al-Lajoun valley where the treated wastewater drained, to determine the heavy metal and total organic carbon concentrations at same time. The study showed that the treated wastewater was low in its heavy metals contents during both winter and summer seasons, which was attributed to high pH value enhancing their precipitations. Some of the major ions such as Cl-, Na+, HCO33-, Mg2+in addition to biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand were higher than the recommended Jordanian guidelines for drained water in valleys. The treated wastewater contained some organic compounds of toxic type such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Results showed that the soil was low in its heavy metal contents and total organic carbon with distance from the discharging pond, which attributed to the adsorption of heavy metals, total organic carbon and sedimentation of suspended particulates. From this study it was concluded that the treated wastewater must be used in situ for production of animal fodder and prohibit its contact with the surface and groundwater resources of the area specially Al-Mujeb dam where it is collected.

scholarly journals Study of Heavy Metals in the Soils of Two Localities in Dolj County

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 352-357
Author(s):  
Gilda-Diana Buzatu ◽  
Ana Maria Dodocioiu
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Chemical Parameters ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Abstract The study was conducted in two neighboring localities located in the northern county of Dolj, namely Murgasi and Bulzesti. The purpose of the study was twofold: namely, the study of heavy metal loading in order to identify possible pollution areas and to know the soil content of these localities in heavy metals in order to be able to give the verdict on the use of sludge from Craiova wastewater treatment plant as fertilizer on these soils. In order to determine the suitability of sewage sludge from the Craiova wastewater treatment plant as a fertilizer, physical and chemical properties and heavy metal content of the soils in these areas were analysed, as well as the chemical composition of sludge, according to Order 344/2004 of the Ministry of Environment and Water Management of Romania, respectively 13 physical and chemical parameters of the soils in these localities and the chemical composition of the sludge and respectively the quantity of heavy metals to be introduced annually into the soil by using it.

scholarly journals Qualitative Evaluation of Potential Impacts of Effluent of Genaveh Hospital Wastewater Treatment Plant on Soil and Plants

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (SE) ◽  
pp. 251-258
Author(s):  
Abdoljalil Mohammadi ◽  
Esmaeil Kouhgardi ◽  
Tirdad Maghsoudloo
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Treated Wastewater ◽  
Sodium Absorption ◽  
Hospital Wastewater ◽  
Hospital Effluent

Increasing population growth, improve living standards and industrial development are factors which increase water consumption and waste production. Therefore, the use of treated wastewater in agriculture to overcome the problems of water scarcity, particularly in areas with water shortages, is important. In this study in addition to assessing the performance analysis of Genaveh hospital  wastewater treatment plant, The quality of the output of effluent of wastewater treatment plant  for use in agriculture based on Ayers water quality guidelines were assessed and its potential adverse effects on soil and plants were evaluated. In this study within six months physical and chemical parameters such as pH, EC, calcium, magnesium, sodium, chloride, nitrate, bicarbonate, TDS and heavy metals (iron, manganese, nickel, cadmium, cobalt, lead and zinc) in the output effluent were determined according to standard methods. According to the obtained results, the use of hospital effluent Genaveh in agriculture in term of concentration of sodium in terms of SAR, bicarbonate, chloride, Adsorbed sodium absorption ratio encountered with low to moderate limitation of electrical conductivity. Severe limitations in terms of nitrate nitrogen and heavy metals concentrations in the range are determined. In general results of this study indicate that to reuse the Genaveh hospital effluent in agriculture continuous monitoring of the output of effluent of wastewater treatment plant to meet environmental standards is essential.

scholarly journals Investigating Industrial Effluent Impact on Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant in Vaal, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 1096 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunice Iloms ◽  
Olusola O. Ololade ◽  
Henry J. O. Ogola ◽  
Ramganesh Selvarajan
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Vaal River ◽  
Physico Chemical

Industrial effluents with high concentrations of toxic heavy metals are of great concern because of their persistence and non-degradability. However, poor operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment infrastructure is a great concern in South Africa. In this study, physico-chemical parameters and heavy metals (HMs) concentration of wastewater from five different industries, Leeuwkuil wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) inflow and effluent, and Vaal River water samples were monitored between January and September 2017, to investigate the correlation between heavy metal pollution and the location of industries and ascertain the effectiveness of the municipal WWTP. Physico-chemical variables such as pH, biological oxygen demand (BOD), dissolved oxygen (DO), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total dissolved solids (TDS) and electrical conductivity (EC) exhibited both temporal and spatial variations with the values significantly higher in the industrial samples. Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) results also showed that aluminium (Al), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) were significantly higher in industrial effluents (p < 0.05), with only Zn and Al exhibiting significant seasonal variability. Statistical correlation analysis revealed a poor correlation between physicochemical parameters and the HMs compositional quality of wastewater. However, toxic HMs (Zn, Cu and Pb) concentrations in treated wastewater from WWTP were above the permissible limits. Although the WWTP was effective in maintaining most of the wastewater parameters within South African Green drop Standards, the higher Cu, Zn, Pb and COD in its final effluent is a concern in terms of Vaal river health and biological diversity. Therefore, we recommend continuous monitoring and maintenance of the WWTPs infrastructure in the study area.

Investigation of Heavy Metal Pollutants in a Sewage Treatment Plant of Changchun in Frozen Period

2011 ◽  
Vol 343-344 ◽  
pp. 1265-1268
Author(s):  
Ying Zi Lin ◽  
Chang Hu Cao ◽  
Jun Yin ◽  
Hai Jun Qi
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Metal Pollutants ◽  
Urban Sewage ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollutants

According to the heavy metal investigation of some practical data in Changchun sewage treatment plant. For wastewater treatment plant and the commonly used treatment process wastewater process of the distribution of heavy metals are analyzed. We studied the heavy metals pollutant removal efficiency of situation with A/O process of wastewater treatment plant in frozen period. And make a comparative analysis of heavy metals pilot plant and demonstration project in water, determine target pollutants and focus on removal. Thus, under low temperature conditions so as to sewage treatment plants effectively remove heavy metal pollutants to provide theoretical guidance for the control of urban sewage treatment by-product of the deposition process to improve the quality of urban sewage treatment and provide scientific basis.

In-depth characterization of secondary effluent from a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Northern China for advanced treatment

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 1482-1488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shutao Wang ◽  
Xingwen Zhang ◽  
Zhi-Wu Wang ◽  
Xiangkun Li ◽  
Jun Ma
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Organic Carbon ◽  
Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Secondary Effluent ◽  
Distribution Study

This study provided insight into the characterization of secondary effluent from a wastewater treatment plant located in northeastern China. The secondary effluent was separated into three fractions, the dissolved, the near-colloidal and the suspended, to study their individual characteristics. It revealed that most of the organics in the secondary effluent existed in the dissolved form, accounting for 78.1–86.5% of the total chemical oxygen demand and 82.6–86.6% of the total organic carbon. Results from the molecular weight distribution study further indicated that organics with MW &lt; 1k Da constituted 56.3–62.7% of total organics. Moreover, the particle size distribution study suggested that particles between 2.0 and 6.8 μm in diameter made up 80.0% of the total suspended solids. Both biological oxygen demand/chemical oxygen demand and biological dissolved organic carbon/dissolved organic carbon were measured ranging from 0.2 to 0.3, suggesting the most secondary effluent organics were biologically refractory. This conclusion was further strengthened by the functional groups information obtained from the GC/MS (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry) analysis. The characteristics information revealed from this study will help the design and selection of water quality-specific tertiary treatment technologies for secondary effluent water purification and reuse.

Optimisation and control of the inflow to a wastewater treatment plant using integrated modelling tools

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 347-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ole Mark ◽  
Claes Hernebring ◽  
Peter Magnusson
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Integrated Modelling ◽  
Real Time Control ◽  
Sewer System ◽  
Time Control ◽  
The Impact

The present paper describes the Helsingborg Pilot Project, a part of the Technology Validation Project: “Integrated Wastewater” (TVP) under the EU Innovation Programme. The objective of the Helsingborg Pilot Project is to demonstrate implementation of integrated tools for the simulation of the sewer system and the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), both in the analyses and the operational phases. The paper deals with the programme for investigating the impact of real time control (RTC) on the performance of the sewer system and wastewater treatment plant. As the project still is in a very early phase, this paper focuses on the modelling of the transport of pollutants and the evaluation of the effect on the sediment deposition pattern from the implementation of real time control in the sewer system.

Savings with upgraded performance through improved activated sludge denitrification in the combined activated sludge–biofilter system of the Southpest Wastewater Treatment Plant

2008 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 1287-1293 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Jobbágy ◽  
G. M. Tardy ◽  
Gy. Palkó ◽  
A. Benáková ◽  
O. Krhutková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Process Efficiency ◽  
Initial Value ◽  
Initial Profile ◽  
Biological Treatment System

The purpose of the experiments was to increase the rate of activated sludge denitrification in the combined biological treatment system of the Southpest Wastewater Treatment Plant in order to gain savings in cost and energy and improve process efficiency. Initial profile measurements revealed excess denitrification capacity of the preclarified wastewater. As a consequence, flow of nitrification filter effluent recirculated to the anoxic activated sludge basins was increased from 23,000 m3 d−1 to 42,288 m3 d−1 at an average preclarified influent flow of 64,843 m3 d−1, Both simulation studies and microbiological investigations suggested that activated sludge nitrification, achieved despite the low SRT (2–3 days), was initiated by the backseeding from the nitrification filters and facilitated by the decreased oxygen demand of the influent organics used for denitrification. With the improved activated sludge denitrification, methanol demand could be decreased to about half of the initial value. With the increased efficiency of the activated sludge pre-denitrification, plant effluent COD levels decreased from 40–70 mg l−1 to &lt; 30–45 mg l−1 due to the decreased likelihood of methanol overdosing in the denitrification filter

Evaluating the treatment performance of a full scale Activated Sludge Plant in Islamabad, Pakistan

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Fatima ◽  
S. Jamal Khan
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Operational Parameter ◽  
Mixed Liquor ◽  
Treatment Performance

In this study, the performance of wastewater treatment plant located at sector I-9 Islamabad, Pakistan, was evaluated. This full scale domestic wastewater treatment plant is based on conventional activated sludge process. The parameters which were monitored regularly included total suspended solids (TSS), mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS), mixed liquor volatile suspended solids (MLVSS), biological oxygen demand (BOD), and chemical oxygen demand (COD). It was found that the biological degradation efficiency of the plant was below the desired levels in terms of COD and BOD. Also the plant operators were not maintaining consistent sludge retention time (SRT). Abrupt discharge of MLSS through the Surplus Activated sludge (SAS) pump was the main reason for the low MLSS in the aeration tank and consequently low treatment performance. In this study the SRT was optimized based on desired MLSS concentration between 3,000–3,500 mg/L and required performance in terms of BOD, COD and TSS. This study revealed that SRT is a very important operational parameter and its knowledge and correct implementation by the plant operators should be mandatory.

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