Discussion on the selection of influent water quality of municipal wastewater treatment plant

2013 ◽  
pp. 59-67
Author(s):  
Gao Ting ◽  
Zhang Kai ◽  
Jin Tiantian
2019 ◽  
Vol 252 ◽  
pp. 09009
Author(s):  
Dariusz Majerek ◽  
Sylwia Duda ◽  
Roman Babko ◽  
Marcin K. Widomski

The assessment of the ratio of self-purification processes in the natural environment, including the water bodies of streams and rivers is possible by the means of the numerical modelling. Nonetheless, the reliability of results of the qualitative numerical calculations may be affected by the quality of the collected input data and efficiency of the model calibration. The commonly required input data include pollutants characteristics and coefficients for empirical equations of their transport and decay, while calibration of a model requires series of measurements of selected pollutants concentration in water. This paper presents studies of concentration of pollutants measured in the treated sanitary wastewater discharged to the Bystrzyca river from municipal wastewater treatment plant, and their concentrations measured directly in the river, above and below the location of discharge point. The performed qualitative measurements of treated sewage discharged from municipal wastewater treatment plant and water of the Bystrzyca river included determination of COD, BOD5, N-NH4, N-NO2, N-NNO3, TKN, TN, TP and TSS concentration. The presented results of measurements are the first step in development and calibration of the model, allowing to successfully predict the influence of discharged sanitary wastewater on quality of water in the river.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Vantarakis ◽  
S. Paparrodopoulos ◽  
P. Kokkinos ◽  
G. Vantarakis ◽  
K. Fragou ◽  
...  

The objective of the study was to investigate the impact on the quality of life of people living close to a municipal wastewater treatment plant. A case control study, including 235 inhabitants living within a 500 m radius by a municipal wastewater treatment plant (cases) and 97 inhabitants living in a different area (controls), was conducted. A standardized questionnaire was self-completed by the participants which examined the general health perception and the overall life satisfaction. Also, the concentration of airborne pathogenic microorganisms in aerosol samples collected around the wastewater treatment plant was investigated. Significant risk for symptoms such as headache, unusual tiredness, and concentration difficulties was recorded and an increased possibility for respiratory and skin diseases was reported. A high rate of the cases being irritable and moody was noticed. Significantly higher gastrointestinal symptoms were also reported among the cases in relation to the controls. The prevalence of pathogenic airborne microorganisms originating from the wastewater treatment plant was reported in high numbers in sampling points close to the wastewater treatment plant. More analytical epidemiological investigations are needed to determine the cause as well as the burden of the diseases to inhabitants living surrounding the wastewater treatment plant.


2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (9) ◽  
pp. 1977-1983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc W. Beutel

Constructed treatment wetlands (CTWs) are unique ecotechnologies that can sustainably treat a range of wastewaters. This study focused on a 0.23 ha vegetated surface-flow CTW polishing nitrate-rich (3–6 mg-N/L) tertiary effluent from a municipal wastewater treatment plant. Water quality was monitored longitudinally in the fall of 2009 and 2010. The CTW cooled water by from around 20 °C to <15 °C in both years. Longitudinal temperature profiles were successfully modeled using an energy balance approach (2009 R2 = 0.69; 2010 R2 = 0.92). The magnitude of key model fitting parameters, including albedo (0.1–0.2) and convective transfer coefficient (0.1–0.9 MJ/m2 d °C), were within ranges reported in the literature. In both years, dissolved oxygen decreased through the wetland from 6–7 mg/L to 3–4 mg/L, yielding an oxygen mass consumption rate of 0.08–0.09 g/m2 d. Longitudinal nitrate profiles were well represented by the P-k-C* model (2009 R2 = 0.88; 2010 R2 = 0.92). First order removal rates were 20.2 m/yr in 2009 and 29.0 m/yr in 2010 at a P value of 6.0. Levels of ammonia and total phosphorus increased negligibly through the wetland, remaining below 0.25 mg/L. This study shows that vegetated surface-flow CTWs are well suited to cool and polish low-BOD nitrate-dominated tertiary effluents with little degradation of other water quality parameters of concern, including phosphorus and ammonia.


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