Increasing Hydraulic Residence Time in Constructed Stormwater Treatment Wetlands with Designed Bottom Topography

2006 ◽  
Vol 78 (13) ◽  
pp. 2514-2523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruel Michael Conn ◽  
Fritz R. Fiedler
2019 ◽  
Vol 237 ◽  
pp. 424-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.A. Martin ◽  
M.P. Davis ◽  
T.B. Moorman ◽  
T.M. Isenhart ◽  
M.L. Soupir

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 637-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. Bouwer ◽  
C. T. Chen ◽  
Y.-H. Li

Petroleum hydrocarbons from a lagoon storing waste oil in New Jersey have contaminated underlying soil and groundwater. Biofilm column studies were performed to investigate biotransformation of the petroleum mixture under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The waste oil at concentrations ranging between 10 and 100 mg/L was continuously applied to glass bead columns that resembled porous media. The majority of the alkylbenzenes and polynuclear aromatic compounds identified in the oil mixture were simultaneously biotransformed by aerobic biofilms within a 2-hour hydraulic residence time. In a methanogenic biofilm column with 2-day hydraulic residence time, the mixture of hydrocarbons was initially removed by sorption with complete breakthrough occurring after 300 days of operation. After 600 days, the methanogenic biofilm acclimated to several of the specific hydrocarbon components, and effluent concentrations decreased due to apparent biotransformation. Radiotracer studies with toluene, naphthalene, and 2-methyl-naphthalene indicated partial mineralization to CO2 under both aerobic and methanogenic conditions. Reaction rates observed in the laboratory biofilms indicate that biotransformation could be an effective process to control hydrocarbon contamination in the environment.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 (6) ◽  
pp. 8094-8115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Bishop ◽  
James Bays ◽  
Mitchell Griffin ◽  
William Gramer

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Brownell ◽  
Alicia R. Chakrabarti ◽  
Forest M. Kaser ◽  
Lloyd G. Connelly ◽  
Rachel L. Peletz ◽  
...  

We describe a point-of-use (POU) ultraviolet (UV) disinfection technology, the UV Tube, which can be made with locally available resources around the world for under $50 US. Laboratory and field studies were conducted to characterize the UV Tube's performance when treating a flowrate of 5 L/min. Based on biological assays with MS2 coliphage, the UV Tube delivered an average fluence of 900±80 J/m2 (95% CI) in water with an absorption coefficient of 0.01 cm−1. The residence time distribution in the UV Tube was characterized as plug flow with dispersion (Peclet Number = 19.7) and a mean hydraulic residence time of 36 s. Undesirable compounds were leached or produced from UV Tubes constructed with unlined ABS, PVC, or a galvanized steel liner. Lining the PVC pipe with stainless steel, however, prevented production of regulated halogenated organics. A small field study in two rural communities in Baja California Sur demonstrated that the UV Tube reduced E. coli concentrations to less than 1/100 ml in 65 out of 70 samples. Based on these results, we conclude that the UV Tube is a promising technology for treating household drinking water at the point of use.


2013 ◽  
Vol 663 ◽  
pp. 946-952
Author(s):  
Hong Huang ◽  
Hua Feng Yu ◽  
Guang Ming Liu

Introducing invasive species through ballast water is a specific pollution problem and has recently identified as one of the main concerns of Maritime Organizations. UV/(H2O2/O3) advanced oxidation process is a technological alternative to prevent this maritime pollution. In this present study, inactivation efficiency of the UV/(H2O2/O3) processes for ballast water treatment using Heterosigma akashiwo, Pyramimimonas sp. and Escherichia coli as indicator microorganisms was investigated. Compared with individual or combined two units processes using UV, H2O2 and O3, the UV/(H2O2+O3) process yield the highest levels of inactivation due to synergistic effects. In order to study the dynamic inactivation efficiency of equipment for stimulated ballast water treatment, the effects tests of the hydraulic residence time were conducted. The results indicated that the shorter hydraulic residence time had better inactivation efficiency. These findings have implications for the ballast water treatment.


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