Performance of Seasonally and Continuously Loaded Constructed Wetlands Treating Dairy Farm Wastewater

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 1965-1973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey D. Wood ◽  
Robert J. Gordon ◽  
Ali Madani ◽  
Glenn W. Stratton ◽  
Heather M. Bromley
Keyword(s):  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Farm Wastewater

scholarly journals Series Type Vertical Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands for Dairy Farm Wastewater Treatment

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-303
Author(s):  
Julius Cezar A. Galve ◽  
Marloe Baclayon Sundo ◽  
Donny Rey D. Camus ◽  
Victor Mikael N. De Padua ◽  
Richard Dean F. Morales
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Fecal Coliform ◽  
Subsurface Flow ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Total Dissolved Solids ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Series Type ◽  
Farm Wastewater

Agricultural and livestock farms are the major sources of freshwater pollution in rural areas in the Philippines.  Small and unregulated dairy farms operate without appropriate wastewater treatment before discharge because it is too expensive to do so. With this scenario, the emergence of the need for a sustainable and cheaper alternative for wastewater treatment gave rise to the research and development studies of the efficiency of constructed wetlands. The study aims to analyze the treatment efficiency of series type vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands planted with Napier Grass (Pennisetum Purpureum Schumach) on University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Dairy Farm wastewater with a focus on fecal coliform concentration, electric conductivity, total dissolved solids content, nitrite and nitrate concentration and pH level. The study showed that after treatment using the vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands, all the parameters except the fecal coliform concentration were below the standard limits set by the Department of Agriculture with average removal efficiencies of 12.94% on Electric Conductivity (EC), 12.86% on Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), 216.44% on Nitrite (NO2-N), -125.64% on Nitrate (NO3-N), and -25.64% on Fecal Coliforms (FC). With the results of the analysis, a design of series type vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland for dairy farm wastewater treatment is suggested. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091654 Full Text: PDF

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF DAIRY FARM WASTEWATER USE IN CULTIVATION ON FIG TREE (FICUS CARICA L.)

Irriga ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 590-602
Author(s):  
Jonathas Batista Goncalves Silva ◽  
Mauro Aparecido Martinez ◽  
Luiz Carlos Chamhum Salomão ◽  
Paulo Roberto Cecon ◽  
Antonio Teixeira de Matos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Ficus Carica ◽  
Branch Number ◽  
Nutritional Needs ◽  
Thermotolerant Coliforms ◽  
Growth Production ◽  
Fig Tree ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
Wastewater Use ◽  
Farm Wastewater

EFFECTS OF DAIRY FARM WASTEWATER USE IN CULTIVATION ON FIG TREE (FICUS CARICA L.)     JONATHAS BATISTA GONCALVES SILVA1; MAURO APARECIDO MARTINEZ2; LUIZ CARLOS CHAMHUM SALOMÃO3; PAULO ROBERTO CECON4; ANTONIO TEIXEIRA DE MATOS5 E LEONARDO DUARTE BATISTA DA SILVA6   1Departamento de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental, UFJF, Rua José Lourenço Kelmer, s/n,Bairro São Pedro, 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil, [email protected]. 2Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, UFV, Av. Peter Henry Rolfs, s/n, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brasil, [email protected] 3Departamento de Fitotecnia, UFV, Av. Peter Henry Rolfs, s/n, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brasil, [email protected] 4Departamento de Estatística, UFV, Av. Peter Henry Rolfs, s/n, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brasil,[email protected]. 5Departamento de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental, UFMG, Avenida Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627, Bairro Pampulha,31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil,[email protected] 6Departamento de Engenharia, UFRRJ, Rodovia BR 465,km 7, s/n,23890-000, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil, [email protected]     1 ABSTRACT   The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of dairy farm wastewater (DFW) use on fig tree growth, production, on fig health standard and on nutrient concentration in fig tree leaves. The study was developed in the Integrated Agroecological System area, in Seropédica (RJ, Brazil) between June  2011 and May  2012. The applied fertilizer formulations were: Formulation 1, 100% of nitrogen dose recommended for fig tree supplied by fertilizing with castor bean cake (CB); Formulation 2, 50% of nitrogen dose supplied by DFW application and 50% of nitrogen dose supplied by CB; Formulation 3, 75% of nitrogen dose supplied by DFW application and 25% of nitrogen dose from CB; Formulation 4, 100% of nitrogen dose supplied by DFW application.Data were submitted to analysis of variance and the averages were compared by Tukey’s test at 10% probability. The results demonstrated that branches length, number of leaves per branch, number of fruits, production and yield were lower in plants submitted to Formulation 4. Contamination of fruits by thermotolerant coliforms or Salmonellasp did not occur after DFW use as fertilizer. The results showed that the use of DFW in fig tree cultivation was sufficient to provide the nutritional needs of plants, as regards macronutrients and Fe.   Keywords: fertirrigation, environmental impact, final disposal of effluents and crop nutrition.     SILVA, J.B. G.; MARTINEZ, M. A.; SALOMÃO, L. C. C.; CECON,P. R.; MATOS, A. T.; SILVA, L. D. B. EFEITOS DO USO DE ÁGUA RESIDUÁRIA DE BOVINOCULTURANO CULTIVO DA FIGUEIRA (FICUS CARICA L.)         2 RESUMO   Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar os efeitos do uso da água residuária de bovinocultura de leite (ARB) no crescimento, produção, padrão fitossanitário dos frutos e na concentração de nutrientes nas folhas da figueira. As formulações de adubação aplicadas foram: Adubação 1 - 100% da dose de nitrogênio fornecida pela adubação com torta de mamona (TM); Adubação 2 - 50% da dose de nitrogênio comaplicação de ARB e 50% com TM; Adubação 3 - 75% da dose de nitrogênio com aplicação de ARB e os outros 25% da dose com TM; Adubação 4 - 100% da dose de nitrogênio com aplicação da ARB. Os resultados foram submetidos à análise de variância e as médias comparadas utilizando-se o Teste de Tukey a 10% de probabilidade. Diante dos resultados verificou-se que comprimento dos ramos, o número de folhas por ramos, o número de frutos, a produção e a produtividade foram menores nas plantas submetidas à Adubação4. Não ocorreu contaminação dos frutos por coliformes termotolerantes e Salmonella sp. Diante dos resultados concluiu-se que o uso de ARB no cultivo da figueira não proporciona deficiência nutricional às plantas no que se refere aos macronutrientes (N, Ca, Mg, K e P).   Palavras-chave: fertirrigação, impacto ambiental, disposição final de efluentes, nutrição vegetal.

Upgrading constructed wetlands phosphorus reduction from a dairy effluent using electric arc furnace steel slag filters

2007 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Weber ◽  
A. Drizo ◽  
E. Twohig ◽  
S. Bird ◽  
D. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Steel Slag ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Electric Arc Furnace ◽  
Electric Arc ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Arc Furnace ◽  
Treated Water ◽  
P Removal

In 2003, a subsurface flow constructed wetlands (SSF-CW) system was built at the University of Vermont (UVM) Paul Miller Dairy Farm as an alternative nutrient management approach for treating barnyard runoff and milk parlour waste. Given the increasing problem of phosphorus (P) pollution in the Lake Champlain region, a slag based P-removal filter technology (PFT) was established (2004) at the CW with two objectives: (i) to test the filters' efficiency as an upgrade unit for improving P removal performance via SSF-CW (ii) to investigate the capacity of filters technology to remove P as a “stand alone” unit. Six individual filters (F1–F6) were filled with electric arc furnace (EAF) steel slag, each containing 112.5 kg of material with a pore volume of 21 L. F1–F4, fed with CW treated water, received approximately 2.17 g DRP kg−1 EAF steel slag (0.25 kg DRP total) during the 259 day feeding period. F1–F4 retained 1.7 g DRP kg−1 EAF steel slag, resulting in an average P removal efficiency of 75%. The addition of filters improved CW DRP removal efficiency by 74%. F5 and F6, fed non-treated water, received 1.9 g DRP kg−1 EAF steel slag (0.22 kg DRP in total) and retained 1.5 g DRP kg−1 resulting in a P removal efficiency of 72%. The establishment of the EAF slag based PFT is the first in-field evaluation of this technology to reduce P from dairy farm effluent in Vermont.

Removal of natural hormones in dairy farm wastewater using reactive and sorptive materials

2013 ◽  
Vol 461-462 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Cai ◽  
Debra H. Phillips ◽  
Christopher T. Elliott ◽  
Marc Muller ◽  
Marie-Louise Scippo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Natural Hormones ◽  
Farm Wastewater

Accumulation of organic solids in gravel-bed constructed wetlands

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris C. Tanner ◽  
James P. Sukias
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Loading Rate ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Effective Porosity ◽  
Water Losses ◽  
Gravel Bed ◽  
Tracer Dispersion ◽  
Conservative Tracer ◽  
The Impact

The effects of wastewater loading rate and planting with Schoenoplectus validus (soft-stem bulrush) on the accumulation of organic matter were investigated in four pairs of gravel-bed constructed wetlands. The planted and unplanted wetland pairs, each supplied with a different hydraulic loading of dairy farm wastewaters pre-treated in an anaerobic and aerobic lagoon, had received cumulative suspended solids loadings (∼ 82% volatile) of between ∼ 1.6 and 5.4 kg m−2 over a 22 month period. Vertical and horizontal gradients of organic matter accumulation were sampled by stratified coring, and the impact of solids accumulations on wastewater residence times investigated using bromide as a conservative tracer. Mean accumulations of organic matter in the unplanted wetlands ranged between 0.4 and 2.3 kg m−2, while those in the planted wetlands reached mean levels of nearly 4 kg m−2. Highest levels were recorded in influent zones (up to 9.5 kg m−2) and in the upper 100 mm of the substratum. The effective porosity of the highest loaded wetlands was markedly reduced compared to that in the lowest loaded wetlands, with mean retention times decreasing to around half of their theoretical values (corrected for evapotranspirational water losses). The planted wetlands retained higher apparent gravel porosity, despite greater accumulations of organic matter. High evapotranspiration rates during hot summer days, markedly extended retention times and increased tracer dispersion.

Adapting to socioeconomic, operational and environmental challenges of dairy farm effluent purification in Uruguay through the use of surface flow constructed wetlands

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. T. Avellán ◽  
D. P. L. Rousseau ◽  
P. N. L. Lens
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Surface Flow ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Effluent Purification ◽  
Small Catchment

The 3600 dairy farms in south-western Uruguay, with about 750,000 cows in 2008, play an important economic role. Only about 200 of the farms have a sewage treatment system, since no legal regulations for the disposal of effluents exist, the cost of construction is high and neither direct benefits nor incentives are given. The current systems are mainly lagoons that often lack maintenance, resulting in the eutrophication of rivers. One of our goals was to implement a low cost, robust surface flow constructed wetland using native plants, in order to test the acceptance and willingness to pay of the farmers and to see if the effluent water quality met the national standards even if operating under the lack of maintenance. Within a small catchment, 6 farmers attended a seminar series on water(shed) quality, importance of wetlands and sewage treatment options, explaining the functioning of constructed wetlands and the costs of construction. One of the farmers decided to construct a double lagoon system followed by a surface flow CW using Scirpus americanus. However, construction of the ponds occurred by the farmer himself resulting in inadequate dimensioning. The exceptionally dry summer 2008/2009 also delayed planting but by now plants have established themselves and other emergent macrophytes have followed. So far visual water quality as well as biodiversity has improved. Furthermore, farmers and technicians have become interested in the use of CW and other implementations are envisioned. Also, the legislation on dairy farm effluent is about to change which will boost the necessity for all kinds of sewage systems.

scholarly journals Prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli strains in dairy farm wastewater in Chiang Mai

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-362
Author(s):  
Prayuth Saekhow ◽  
◽  
Chayaphon Sriphannam ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Pcr Amplification ◽  
Beta Lactamase ◽  
Chiang Mai ◽  
Phylogenetic Groups ◽  
Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Extended Spectrum ◽  
Farm Wastewater

We investigated the prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli strains in dairy farm wastewater in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We analyzed wastewater samples collected from 150 dairy farms and found that 88.7% of the farms (n = 133) were positive for ESBL-producing E. coli. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification was performed to characterize the presence of bla CTX-M, bla TEM, and blaSHV in ESBL-producing isolates. blaCTX-M was found in all isolates (n = 133), followed by blaTEM (80/133, 60.2%), whereas blaSHV was not detected in any isolate. blaCTX-M and blaTEM were present in 60.2% (80/133) of the isolates, and 39.8% (53/133) isolates carried bla CTX-M alone. Subgroup analysis showed that CTX-M-1 was the most prevalent subgroup among the isolates (129/133, 97.0%), followed by CTX-M-8 (2/133, 1.5%) and CTX-M-9 (2/133, 1.5%). The distribution of the phylogenetic groups was as follows: group A (100/133, 75.2%), followed by B1 (14/133, 10.5%), D (6/133, 4.5%), F (6/133, 4.5%), B2 (4/133, 3.0%), and E (3/133, 2.3%). Based on enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus PCR (ERIC-PCR) and dendrogram analysis, 24 isolates were classified into clades I (n = 21), II (n =1), and III (n =2). Minor genetic differences were found in all clade I isolates. Our data suggest that the circulating of ESBL-producing E. coli carried at least one bla gene strain distributed in dairy farm wastewater in Chiang Mai.

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