scholarly journals Peculiarities of formation of water quality of surface sources of water supply as a factor of a choice of a method of water treatment

2021 ◽  
pp. 45-54
Author(s):  
D. V. Charnyy ◽  
Ye. M. Matseluk ◽  
V. D. Levytska ◽  
S. V. Marysyk ◽  
N. M. Chernova
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Blue Green Algae ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
Massive Distribution ◽  
Preliminary Extraction ◽  
Pharmaceutical Production

The current state and formation of water quality in reservoirs that serve as sources of drinking water supply were considered. It was revealed that phytoplankton becomes one of the main factors influencing the formation of water quality in reservoirs in the warm period from June to November, especially during the period of reservoirs “blooming”. Mostly these processes are triggered by the explosive development of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). The factors accompanying this phenomenon are shown. The characteristic of the influence of global climate change and new composition of wastewater on water quality in surface water supply sources is given. If earlier the sewage contained significant volumes of heavy metals, oil products, phenols, etc., now they are observed to decrease at several times and vice versa - an increase in the volume of biogenic compounds, especially phosphates is observed. The emergence of phosphates is caused both by the ingress of phosphate fertilizers into water bodies, and by household reasons - the massive distribution of phosphate-based detergents and the inability of existing sewage treatment plants to efficiently process them. Screening monitoring of the Dnieper river basin showed extremely high levels of the predicted safe concentration of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, as well as pharmaceutical substances such as carbomazepine, lopinavir, diclofenac, efavirenz, etc. in water. That is, among organic pollutants, the focus changes from classic petrochemical products to the products related to agricultural and pharmaceutical production, which, in certain concentrations, can stimulate the development of phytoplankton. The effective methods for treating surface water in modern conditions are as follows: - physical retention of coarse fractions of phytoplankton using new designs of water intake structures; - the use of new filter materials that effectively trap finely dispersed phytoplankton fractions at the main treatment facilities and are capable of regenerating the filter media; - the use of new oxidizing agents-disinfectants that do not form toxic organochlorine compounds, with preliminary extraction of phytoplankton masses;

Application of Circulator Clarifier + Gravity Valve-Less Filtrate in the Disposal of Coal Mine Wastewater

2012 ◽  
Vol 518-523 ◽  
pp. 2366-2369
Author(s):  
Qun Ying Zhao ◽  
Yu Shu Wang ◽  
Xiao Li Fan
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Coal Mine ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Environmental Quality Standard ◽  
Mine Wastewater ◽  
Water Environmental Quality

The characteristic of coal mine wastewater was introduced. Engineering design and practical run of circulator clarifier +gravity valve-less were summed up for treating wastewater of coal mine. Practice indicated that the process was steady and reliable, the effluent satisfied water quality Ⅲ standard of Surface Water Environmental Quality Standard (GB3838-2002),and there was remarkable economic results during the process of sewage treatment.

scholarly journals The Storage and Water Quality Characteristics of Rungiri Quarry Reservoir in Kiambu, Kenya, as a Potential Source of Urban Water

Hydrology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winfred Kilonzo ◽  
Patrick Home ◽  
Joseph Sang ◽  
Beatrice Kakoi
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Storage Capacity ◽  
World Health ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Water Quality Status ◽  
Quality Status

Urbanization has caused limitations on water resources, while climate change has reduced amounts of surface water in some parts of the world. Kikuyu, a suburban area in Kiambu county, Kenya, is facing this challenge. The major challenge in the study is scarcity of potable water, resulting in inadequate water supply to Kikuyu residents. Currently, only 63.6% of the population is being supplied with water by Kikuyu Water Company, the company mandated to supply water to the area. Water demand was 2972 m3/day in 2015 and was projected to be 3834 m3/day by 2025. This has put pressure on the already exploited clean water resources, making it necessary to seek additional sources of domestic water. Storage capacity and water quality of surface water bodies, especially small reservoirs whose water can be used to ease the demand, need to be assessed for supplemental water supply. This study aimed at assessing the suitability of the abandoned quarry reservoir as a source of potable urban water by determining its storage capacity characteristics and water quality status. Volume characteristics were determined using bathymetry survey in January 2019. Water samples were collected in January and August 2019 and analyzed for chemical, physical, and bacteriological quality, as per the American Public Health Association (APHA) standard methods for water and wastewater. Parameters were evaluated based on World Health Organization (WHO) and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) guidelines for drinking water, and rated based on the drinking water quality index (WQI). The reservoir’s maximum storage capacity was found to be 128,385 m3, the surface area was 17,699 m2, and the maximum depth was 15.11 m. Nineteen of the twenty-five investigated parameters were within the acceptable standards. However, the concentrations of manganese (Mn), cadmium (Cd), iron (Fe), turbidity, total coliforms, and Escherichia coli (E. coli) were above the acceptable limits. Manganese and iron levels increased with depth. The overall WQI of the reservoir was 82.51 and 85.85 in January and August, respectively. Therefore, based on WQI rating, the water scored a good quality rating and could be used for domestic supply upon treatment. The original achievement of this study is establishment of the volume of the water in the quarry as an additional source of water to the nearby community, along with water quality status.

scholarly journals Water resources and groundwater quality in North Peloponnesus (Greece)

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-353 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Water Source ◽  
High Water ◽  
Comprehensive Management ◽  
Management Scheme

Groundwater plays an important role for urban and agricultural water supply in northern part of Peloponnesus. Despite increasing environmental awareness in this area, groundwater is a resource that is being stressed. Groundwater provides about 80% the total quantity of water supply. Distribution of water resources is nonhomogeneous in this region. In general the eastern part is semiarid, whereas the western part is supplied with abundant water. Surface water potential in North Peloponnesus estimated to be 0.9- 1.2x109 m3 y-1. Overexploitation of groundwater and the extensive agriculture has created environmental problems in some aquifers (sea water intrusion, nitrate pollution). Seawater intrusion occurs in some coastal aquifers, where negative water balance has been established. High percentage of the examined samples exceeded the maximum admissible nitrate concentration of 50 mg l-1, set by EU for drinking water. Groundwater in urban areas has been contaminated to varying degrees. The water quality is classified into Ca-HCO3 type (fresh water) and Na-HCO3 or Na-Cl type (brackish waters) in the coastal part, due to seawater intrusion. Some recommendations are made in order to safeguard high water quality and to develop new ways of providing water source in the study area. Moreover, an integrated and comprehensive management scheme should be applied, aiming at sustainability of water resources and based on surface water and groundwater exploitation, simultaneously.

Thermophilic methanotrophs: in hot pursuit

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen M Houghton ◽  
Carlo R Carere ◽  
Matthew B Stott ◽  
Ian R McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Methane Oxidation ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Methane Flux ◽  
Freshwater Wetlands ◽  
Geochemical Data ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Marine Habitats ◽  
Methane Budget ◽  
Treatment Facilities

ABSTRACT Methane is a potent greenhouse gas responsible for 20–30% of global climate change effects. The global methane budget is ∼500–600 Tg y−1, with the majority of methane produced via microbial processes, including anthropogenic-mediated sources such as ruminant animals, rice fields, sewage treatment facilities and landfills. It is estimated that microbially mediated methane oxidation (methanotrophy) consumes >50% of global methane flux each year. Methanotrophy research has primarily focused on mesophilic methanotrophic representatives and cooler environments such as freshwater, wetlands or marine habitats from which they are sourced. Nevertheless, geothermal emissions of geological methane, produced from magma and lithosphere degassing micro-seepages, mud volcanoes and other geological sources, contribute an estimated 33–75 Tg y−1 to the global methane budget. The aim of this review is to summarise current literature pertaining to the activity of thermophilic and thermotolerant methanotrophs, both proteobacterial (Methylocaldum, Methylococcus, Methylothermus) and verrucomicrobial (Methylacidiphilum). We assert, on the basis of recently reported molecular and geochemical data, that geothermal ecosystems host hitherto unidentified species capable of methane oxidation at higher temperatures.

scholarly journals THE ASSESSMENT OF TECK'S CASTLE PROJECT BASED ON FIVE VALUED ECOSYSTEM COMPONENTS

InterConf ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 413-421
Author(s):  
Jingyao Su ◽  
Simon Courtenay
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Fish Habitat ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Treatment Facilities ◽  
The Impact

Teck's Castle Project is the largest coal mine project to be mined in Canada. This article is an environmental assessment of Teck's Castle Project based on five valued ecosystem components (VECs) including: Surface Water Quality, Fish and Fish habitat, Vegetation, Local Employment, and Land Use. I proposed to use a surface water quality model to detect the degree of pollution of the water quality of the surrounding rivers and use an economic multiplier to measure the impact on local economic employment. Through research, I found that the water treatment facilities used by Teck Coal Limited can effectively alleviate the impact of the project on the water quality of the surrounding rivers, and I recommended that Teck Coal Limited wear protective equipment to protect their health when working.

Global upstream protected land

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloé Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystems ◽  
Total Water ◽  
Historic Sites ◽  
Marine Areas ◽  
Water Quality And Quantity ◽  
Downstream Impacts

Upstream protected land measures the percentage of total water supply that originates from protected ecosystems. Modified land use can affect the health of freshwater ecosystems and have severe downstream impacts on both water quality and quantity. IUCN category V protected lands, as well as a large number of unclassi ed proposed lands, breeding centers, municipal parks, cultural and historic sites, and exclusively marine areas, are excluded. Biodiversity Surface water

Past trophic status and hypolimnetic anoxia during eutrophicaton and remediation of Gravenhurst Bay, Ontario: comparison of diatoms, chironomids, and historical records

2000 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne L Little ◽  
Roland I Hall ◽  
Roberto Quinlan ◽  
John P Smol
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Total Phosphorus ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Historical Records ◽  
European Settlement ◽  
Chironomid Assemblages ◽  
Sewage Treatment Water

Quantitative paleolimnological inferences of diatom-inferred total phosphorus and chironomid-inferred hypolimnetic oxygen levels (measured as the anoxic factor) were compared along with historical records for Gravenhurst Bay, Ontario, prior to and following sewage treatment. Water quality declined dramatically following European settlement in the mid-1800s and reached its highest inferred nutrient concentrations during the first half of the twentieth century. After treatment of sewage began in 1972, surface water total phosphorus rapidly returned to near oligotrophic conditions. Diatom assemblages reflected the period of nutrient enrichment, as well as the subsequent recovery. Chironomid assemblages exhibited trends consistent with decreased availability of dissolved oxygen to deepwater habitats since ca. 1886, with profundal taxa being largely absent since ca. 1958 when deepwater anoxia became more severe. Despite remediation efforts, Gravenhurst Bay still experiences long periods of anoxia, and chironomid assemblages have shown no sign of recovery to the improved surface water quality. We suggest that chironomid assemblages responded more strongly to changes in deepwater oxygen availability than to epilimnetic nutrient concentrations, especially during periods of pronounced hypoxia. This study demonstrates the advantages of using both chironomids and diatoms in paleolimnological assessments of eutrophication, as the indicators track changes in different lake strata.

scholarly journals Performance Assessment of Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plants Operating on Different Technologies

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1649-1653
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Drainage System ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Effluent Quality

Delhi, the most populated city in the country, is the capital of India. The huge population, urbanization and industrial processes contribute to degradation of water quality which is further aggravated by direct disposal of untreated domestic wastewater into the river Yamuna. In Delhi, the sewerage system is badly affected by improper management of the drainage system and insufficient installation of sewers in undeveloped as well as slum areas of the city which degrade the surface water quality of Yamuna River and create unhygienic conditions for the increasing population. In this study, three sewage treatment plants (STPs) have been selected which are situated at Najafgarh, Delhi Gate and Shahdara based on different technologies like Extended Aeration (EA), Biological Filtration and Oxygenated Reactor (BIOFOR) and Phytorid in order to assess the quality of wastewater before and after treatment and determining the removal efficiencies of various parameters. The study reveals that the performance of Delhi Gate and Shahdara STPs based on BIOFOR and Phytorid technologies are more efficient for the treatment of the municipal wastewater which can be further be safely disposed off into surface water and can be used for non-domestic purposes like irrigation, agriculture, cleaning of parks and streets. The effluent quality of Najafgarh STP based on EA technology is found to be less efficient as compared to the BIOFOR and Phytorid technologies. Hence, it is required to be operated and maintained properly with close supervision so as to achieve effluent quality standards as prescribed by the Indian standards

scholarly journals The Role of Water Supply Development in the Earth System

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 3349
Author(s):  
Slobodan P. Simonovic ◽  
Patrick A. Breach
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Global Change ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Integrated Assessment Model ◽  
Earth System ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
The Future

The ANEMI model is an integrated assessment model of global change that emphasizes the role of water resources. Securing water resources for the future is a key issue of global change and ties into global systems of population growth, climate change carbon cycle, hydrologic cycle, economy, energy production, land use and pollution generation. The focus of the presented work is on the development of global water supplies necessary to keep pace with a growing population and global economy. With the structure of the ANEMI model, a series of experiments are conducted in order to assess: (i) the current role of water supply in the global Earth system; (ii) the level of water stress that can be expected in the future; and (iii) what are the potential effects of water quality on global surface water supply and the distribution of water supply types. The results of model simulations show that surface water resources were sufficient to meet the water demand and water quality is not shown to be a significant factor for the development of surface water supplies. Due to globally aggregated scale, these impacts are averaged and likely understated.

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