scholarly journals Wastewater treatment in the city of Koprivnica

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 296-306
Author(s):  
Anita Ptiček Siročić ◽  
Ivana Mlinarić ◽  
Dragana Dogančić ◽  
Nikola Sakač ◽  
Sanja Horvat

Basedon the concept of sustainable development, water must be stored and protected for present and future generations. This also means saving the water through wastewater treatment. The primary role of the wastewater treatment plants is to treat wastewaters upto a satisfactory level of quality as close as possible to the natural state. The central wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) of the City of Koprivnica treats wastewater including the tertiary wastewater. Due to considerable fluctuations in wastewater volumes and loads, sequential batch reactor (SBR) technology was selected as the best solution for wastewater treatment. The final stage of treatment at the WWTP of the City of Koprivnica is the process of sludge treatment by aerobic stabilization, dehydration and MID-MIX technology, which produces a chemicallyinert powder –solidificate. Solidificate can be used in civil engineering or it can be disposed tolandfill without environmental impact. This paper analyses the physical-chemical indicators of wastewater quality (chemical oxygen demand -COD, biological oxygen demand -BOD5, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, suspended matter) on wastewater samples from the WWTP of the City of Koprivnica in a period from 2014 to 2016. The results indicate that the treatedwastewater has a satisfactory quality and that the WWTP of the City of Koprivnica works efficiently.

Processes ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Barbara Wodecka ◽  
Jakub Drewnowski ◽  
Anita Białek ◽  
Ewa Łazuka ◽  
Joanna Szulżyk-Cieplak

One of the important factors determining the biochemical processes in bioreactors is the quality of the wastewater inflow to the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Information on the quality of wastewater, sufficiently in advance, makes it possible to properly select bioreactor settings to obtain optimal process conditions. This paper presents the use of classification models to predict the variability of wastewater quality at the inflow to wastewater treatment plants, the values of which depend only on the amount of inflowing wastewater. The methodology of an expert system to predict selected indicators of wastewater quality at the inflow to the treatment plant (biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, and ammonium nitrogen) on the example of a selected WWTP—Sitkówka Nowiny, was presented. In the considered system concept, a division of the values of measured wastewater quality indices into lower (reduced values of indicators in relation to average), average (typical and most common values), and upper (increased values) were adopted. On the basis of the calculations performed, it was found that the values of the selected wastewater quality indicators can be identified with sufficient accuracy by means of the determined statistical models based on the support vector machines and boosted trees methods.


Author(s):  
Omar Alagha ◽  
Ahmed Allazem ◽  
Alaadin A. Bukhari ◽  
Ismail Anil ◽  
Nuhu Dalhat Mu'azu

The present study investigates the performance of a pilot-scale Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) process for the treatment of wastewater quality parameters, including turbidity, total suspended solids (TSS), total solids (TS), nitrogen (ammonia (NH3–N), nitrite (NO2−), and nitrate (NO3−), phosphate (PO43−), the chemical oxygen demand (COD), and the 5-day biological oxygen demand (BOD5), from municipal wastewater. Two scenarios, namely, pre-anoxic denitrification and post-anoxic denitrification, were investigated to examine the performance of a pilot-scale SBR on the wastewater quality parameters, particularly the nitrogen removal. The correlation statistic was applied to explain the effects of operational parameters on the performance of the SBR system. The results revealed that the post-anoxic denitrification scenario was more efficient for higher qualify effluent than the first scenario. The effluent concentrations of the targeted wastewater quality parameters obtained for the proposed SBR system were below those of the local standards, while its performance was better than that of the North Sewage Treatment Plant, Dharan, Eastern province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), in terms of the BOD5, COD, TN, and PO43- treatment efficiencies. These results indicated the suitability of SBR technology for wastewater treatment in remote areas in the KSA, with a high potential of reusability for sustainable wastewater management.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanghui Deng ◽  
Changsheng Guo ◽  
Heng Zhang ◽  
Xingxing Yin ◽  
Like Chen ◽  
...  

Abstract BackgroundAs a class of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), illicit drugs should be taken into account in the water management because of their social and public health risks. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are usually considered as the source and sink of contaminants, and drug residues are observed in their effluents due to the inefficient removal of CECs. In this study, wastewater samples were collected from eight WWTPs in Changzhou City for assessment of the abuse of 12 illicit drugs in the city by Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) method.ResultsDrug concentrations ranged from <LOD-51.62 ng/L and <LOD-22.44 ng/L in influent and effluent samples, respectively. The highest removal rate of drugs was 79.0% in the WWTP which used sequencing batch reactor activated sludge (SBR) process method, while the lowest was found in the WWTP using anoxic oxic (A/O) process (47.0%), indicating that the drug removal rates were closely related to the treatment techniques. WBE method was applied to estimate the population normalized illicit drugs consumption. It demonstrated that methamphetamine (METH) was the most abused drug in Changzhou City, ranging from 0.16-20.65 mg/d/1000 inh, while other target drugs ranged from <LOD-1.52 mg/d/1000 inh. Consumption of cocaine (COC) and ecstasy was very low among the samples. ConclusionOverall, this research suggests that the SBR process is the best for removing illicit drugs. WBE can be readily to monitor the abuse of drugs in those regions, compared with traditional monitoring models. Much attention should be paid by regulatory and management communities to METH and KET abuse in Changzhou City.


2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36

Some amounts of inert products are given into environment due to biological degradation of substrate in activated sludge system. The effluent of biological wastewater treatment consists of inert substrate in influent flow, soluble microbial products and non degradable or slowly degradable organic products. Soluble inert COD (SI) must be determined for discharge standards since it did not give any reaction in activated sludge system and was given with wastewater discharge. However particular inert COD (XI) accumulated in system depending on sludge retention time due to it is only wasted from system by wasted sludge. This study focused on inert fractions of Cumhuriyet University campus wastewater which consists of domestic, hospital and laboratory wastewaters. Experimental method was used suggested by Orhon et al. and modified by Germirli et al. in order to determine directly influent particulate and soluble inert fractions. According to the experimental procedure three aerobic batch reactors, two with the wastewater and the third with glucose were run parallel. In the reactors, the change in the soluble COD profiles is observed for a period during which all degradable COD is entirely depleted, in other words, the COD profiles reach a plateau and remain unchanged. Wastewater samples were taken equalization tank in wastewater treatment plant. The conventional parameters of campus wastewater characterization were as follows: Total COD (CT0) = 372 mg l-1, total soluble COD (STO) = 124 mg l-1, total suspended solids (TSS) =177 mg l-1, ammonia (NH3) = 31.2 mg l-1, ortho-phosphate (PO4-P) = 11.3 mg l-1 and pH=7,4 . In this study, in order to determine inert COD fractions in Cumhuriyet University campus wastewater, three aerobic batch reactor systems were used. At the end of approximately 381 h operation, COD composition of campus wastewater were found to be CT0=372 mg l-1, XS0=56 mg l-1, SS0=104 mg l-1, CS0=149 mg l-1, SI=12 mg l-1, XI=211 mg l-1, respectively.


2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marketa Julinova ◽  
Jan Kupec ◽  
Roman Slavik ◽  
Maria Vaskova

Abstract A synthetic polymer, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP - E 1201) primarily finds applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries due to its resistance and zero toxicity to organisms. After ingestion, the substance passes through the organism unchanged. Consequently, it enters the systems of municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) without decomposing biologically during the waste treatment process, nor does it attach (through sorption) to particles of activated sludge to any significant extent, therefore, it passes through the system of a WWTP, which may cause the substance to accumulate in the natural environment. For this reason the paper investigates the potential to initiate aerobic biodegradation of PVP in the presence of activated sludge from a municipal wastewater treatment plant. The following agents were selected as the initiators of the biodegradation process - co-substrates: acrylamide, N-acethylphenylalanine and 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, a substance with a similar structure to PVP monomer. The biodegradability of PVP in the presence of co-substrates was evaluated on the basis of biological oxygen demand (BOD) as determined via a MicroOxymax O2/CO2/CH4 respirometer. The total substrate concentration in the suspension equaled 400 mg·dm-3, with the ratio between PVP and the cosubstrate being 1:1, while the concentration of the dry activated sludge was 500 mg·dm-3. Even though there was no occurrence of a significant increase in the biodegradation of PVP alone in the presence of a co-substrate, acrylamide appeared to be the most effective type of co-substrate. Nevertheless, a recorded decrease in the slope of biodegradation curves over time may indicate that a process of primary decomposition was underway, which involves the production of metabolites that inhibit activated sludge microorganisms. The resulting products are not identified at this stage of experimentation.


LaGeografia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Muhammad Musawantoro ◽  
Mustifa Shafany

The importance of research is to provide a description of wastewater content in Makassar polytechnics in the kitchen, through  experimental research methods, by taking wastewater samples from practical kitchens, laboratory test results provide results data obtained from chemical Oxygen Demand supply, wastewater discharged directly into sewers Will not meet the requirements for wastewater quality standards. The wastewater treatment model in polytechnics is still not feasible and is not environmentally friendly, steps need to be taken to make wastewater installations.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanghui Deng ◽  
Changsheng Guo ◽  
Heng Zhang ◽  
Xingxing Yin ◽  
Like Chen ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: As a class of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), illicit drugs should be taken into account in the water management because of their social and public health risks. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are usually considered as the source and sink of contaminants, and drug residues are observed in their effluents due to the inefficient removal of CECs. In this study, wastewater samples were collected from eight WWTPs in Changzhou City for assessment of the abuse of 12 illicit drugs in the city by wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) method. Results: Drug concentrations ranged from


Author(s):  
T. C. Prathna ◽  
Ankit Srivastava

Abstract This study was about the feasibility of using ferric chloride as an agent for odour control in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) due to hydrogen sulphide emission. Total inlet sulphide concentrations at 11 WWTPs in Delhi were measured and ranged between 1.1 and 14.8 mg/L. Wastewater samples from Najafgarh drain were used in jar tests to estimate the ferric chloride concentration required to obtain acceptable treatment. Ferric chloride was effective in removing sulphide, phosphate and total suspended solids (TSS), and gave significant biological oxygen demand (BOD) reduction. It was ineffective, however, in removing ammoniacal-nitrogen. A dose of 40 mg/L removed 76% of total sulphide, which corresponds to a significant reduction in hydrogen sulphide emission. The study demonstrated that ferric chloride can be used as a cost-effective pre-treatment step in WWTPs to reduce sulphur-related odours significantly, as well as TSS, BOD and phosphate from wastewater.


1998 ◽  
Vol 38 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 69-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kabacinski ◽  
B. Hultman ◽  
E. Plaza ◽  
J. Trela

Advanced process technology has been implemented at newly built wastewater treatment plants in Central and Eastern Europe. The wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Nowy Targ, Poland, the largest in Europe based on sequencing batch reactor (SBR) technology, has shown that newly constructed plants must be integrated into the system of water, wastewater, and sludge management in the city and the region. A significant supply of tannery wastewater with increasing chromium concentrations in the influent to the WWTP has resulted in many operational problems related mainly to sludge treatment. Evaluation of the process performance and sludge handling for 2 years of plant operation is presented. Efficient biological phosphorus removal with concentrations lower than 1 mg/l in effluent is obtained. Nitrogen removal is characterised by a low nitrification rate and a high denitrification rate. Problems with sludge handling are related to high excess sludge production, insufficient sludge stabilisation, low sludge dewatering efficiency and high chromium content in the sludge. Different strategies for sludge handling improvement are discussed. Sludge should be treated as a resource, which is recirculating in an eco-cycle with recovery of nutrients and energy. Such a process is proposed for the WWTP in Nowy Targ.


Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Michalska ◽  
Izabela Greń ◽  
Joanna Żur ◽  
Daniel Wasilkowski ◽  
Agnieszka Mrozik

Hauling landfill leachate to offsite urban wastewater treatment plants is a way to achieve pollutant removal. However, the implementation of biological methods for the treatment of landfill leachate can be extremely challenging. This study aims to investigate the effect of blending wastewater with 3.5% and 5.5% of the industrial leachate from the Kalina pond (KPL) on the performance of sequencing batch reactor (SBR) and capacity of activated sludge microorganisms. The results showed that the removal efficiency of the chemical oxygen demand declined in the contaminated SBR from 100% to 69% and, subsequently, to 41% after the cotreatment with 3.5% and 5.5% of the pollutant. In parallel, the activities of the dehydrogenases and nonspecific esterases declined by 58% and 39%, and 79% and 81% after 32 days of the exposure of the SBR to 3.5% and 5.5% of the leachate, respectively. Furthermore, the presence of the KPL in the sewage affected the sludge microorganisms through a reduction in their functional capacity as well as a decrease in the percentages of the marker fatty acids for different microbial groups. A multifactorial analysis of the parameters relevant for the wastewater treatment process confirmed unambiguously the negative impact of the leachate on the operation, activity, and structure of the activated sludge.


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