scholarly journals Pepper mild mottle virus: Agricultural menace turned effective tool for microbial water quality monitoring and assessing (waste)water treatment technologies

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. e1007639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin M. Symonds ◽  
Karyna Rosario ◽  
Mya Breitbart
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Waste Water Treatment ◽  
Water Quality Monitoring ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Mottle Virus ◽  
Pepper Mild Mottle Virus ◽  
Microbial Water Quality ◽  
Treatment Technologies

scholarly journals Waste Water Treatment Costs in Poultry Rendering Plants in Georgia

1974 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold B. Jones ◽  
Waldon R. Kerns
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Waste Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Costs ◽  
Agricultural Income ◽  
Poultry Products ◽  
Secondary Stage ◽  
Poultry Processing

Poultry products are an important source of agricultural income in Georgia and other southeastern states. Yet, the waste from poultry operations can lower water quality unless ways are found to reduce quantities discharged into streams and waterways. Present regulations require that all sewage discharged from processing and rendering plants have the equivalent of secondary stage treatment as defined by conventional biological standards [4]. More stringent regulations that would completely eliminate discharge of pollutants into waterways have been proposed [10]. Poultry processing and rendering plants must therefore adopt more advanced in-plant processes or private treatment systems or utilize public systems to achieve higher levels of waste water treatment in future years.

Monitoring and modelling mining impacts on water quality in Chindwin River Basin, Myanmar

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanapon Piman ◽  
Chayanis Krittasudthacheew ◽  
Shakthi K. Gunawardanaa ◽  
Sangam Shresthaa
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Total Suspended Solid ◽  
Water Quality Monitoring ◽  
Suspended Solid ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
Mining Activities

<p>The Chindwin River, a major tributary of the Ayeyarwady River in Myanmar, is approximately 850 km long with a watershed area of 115,300 km<sup>2</sup>. The Chindwin River is essential for local livelihoods, drinking water, ecosystems, navigation, agriculture, and industries such as logging and mining. Over the past two decades, Myanmar’s rapid economic development has resulted in drastic changes to socio-economic and ecological conditions in the basin. Water users in the basin reported that there is a rapid extension of gold and jade mining and they observed a noticeable decline in water quality along with increased sedimentation and turbidity. So far, however, Myanmar has not undertaken a comprehensive scientific study in the Chindwin River Basin to assess water quality and sources of water pollution and to effectively address issues of river basin degradation and concerns for public health and safety. This study aims to assess the status of water quality in the Chindwin River and the potential impact of mining activities on the water quality and loading through monitoring program and modeling approach. 17 locations in the upper, middle and lower parts of the Chindwin River Basin were selected for water quality monitoring. These sites are located near Homalin, Kalewa, Kani and Monywa townships where human activities and interventions could affect water quality. Water quality sampling and testing in the Chindwin River was conducted two times per year: in the dry season (May-June) and in the wet season (September-October) during 2015-2017. We monitored 21 parameters including heavy metals such as Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Copper (Cu) and Iron (Fe). The observed values of Mercury in Uru River in the upper Chindwin River Basin which located nearby gold mining sites shown higher than the WHO drinking standard. This area also has high values of turbidity and Total Suspended Solid. The SHETRAN hydrological model, PHREEQC geochemical model and LOADEST model were used to quantify the heavy metal loads in the Uru River. Results from scenario analysis indicate an increase in Arsenic and Mercury load under increment of concentration due to expansions in mining areas. In both baseline and future climate conditions, the Uru downstream area shows the highest load effluent in both Arsenic and Mercury. These heavy metal loads will intensify the declining water quality condition in Chindwin River and can impact negatively on human health who use water for drinking. Therefore, we recommend that water quality monitoring should continue to provide scientific-evidence for decision-makers to manage water quality and mining activities properly.  Water treatment systems for drinking water are required to remove turbidity, Total Suspended Solid, and Mercury from raw water sources. Raising awareness of relevant stakeholders (local people, farmers, private sectors, etc.) is necessary as many people living in the Chindwin River Basin are using water directly from the river and other waterways without proper water treatment.</p>

scholarly journals Ecological/economical and Organizational/legal Problems of Transition to the System of Water Quality Regulation on the Basis of the Best Available Techniques

2014 ◽  
pp. 120-130
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Waste Water Treatment ◽  
Waste Waters ◽  
Urban Waste ◽  
Best Available Techniques ◽  
Treatment Techniques ◽  
Quality Regulation ◽  
Legal Problems

Analysis of possibilities of the existing urban waste water treatment techniques has been presented. It is mentioned that the problem of the beat available techniques choice is inseparably linked with correction of the current normalizing system in terms of composition of not only treated waste waters but also in terms of requirements to enterprises that dispose water into a sewage network.

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