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Book Assessing the Effects of Toxic Synthetic Organic Compounds on Activated Sludge Communities

Download or read book Assessing the Effects of Toxic Synthetic Organic Compounds on Activated Sludge Communities written by Kristopher Michael Lightsey and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent technological advances in environmental monitoring coupled with the increasingly stringent effluent requirements being placed on waste treatment systems makes it vital to have a more complete understanding of how specific compounds in waste streams can impact wastewater treatment processes. Since activated sludge processes are recognized as one of the most often applied technologies in wastewater treatment, this study assesses the impacts of select toxic synthetic organic compounds (SOCs) on the activated sludge communities in two types of wastewater treatment reactors: a completely-mixed activated sludge reactor (CMAS) and a sequencing batch reactor (SBR). Commonly applied activated sludge monitoring parameters, such as solids analysis and substrate removal, are collected and correlated to the results of microscopic image analysis (IA) and direct gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) to monitor the response of the activated sludge communities to variations in operational conditions, including the incorporation of SOCs in the influent feed and varying the solids retention time. The results of this research indicate that the response of the activated community is highly dependent on the reactor configuration. The CMAS settling performance was more strongly correlated to the shape parameters, and the SBR settling performance was more strongly correlated to the size parameters, which is qualitatively supported by particle settling theory when considering that SBR flocs were found to be larger than the CMAS flocs. The SBR began to exhibit larger floc sizes and had a higher sludge volume index with the incorporation of SOCs, while the CMAS flocs became more spherical after SOCs were incorporated and exhibited more discrete settling. The molecular analysis results revealed that the community structure within the activated sludge system was transient in response to environmental variations. Banding patterns indicated that samples were more similar to other samples taken from the same reactor under the same operational conditions. Thus, as operational conditions were varied, sample banding patterns would also change, indicating transitions in the genetic composition, and ultimately the dominant species present, in response to environmental changes.

Book The Effects of Toxic Organics on Activated Sludge Performance

Download or read book The Effects of Toxic Organics on Activated Sludge Performance written by Nolan Arthur Randall and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Biological Concepts for Design and Operation of the Activated Sludge Process

Download or read book Biological Concepts for Design and Operation of the Activated Sludge Process written by Anthony F. Gaudy and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade, research has been conducted to produce a general body of conceptual principles applicable to design and operation of activated sludge processes. The aid of the report is to present these biological concepts in terms readily understood by engineering professionals. Generalized concepts of BOD exertion, the use of the measure of biologically available organic matter in a waste sample as a design and operational tool, the stoichiometry and mass balance concepts of treatment, and kinetic equations for microbial growth are presented. Design models are discussed, and a model for completely mixed reactors holding recycle solids, X(R), constant is recommended. Some guidelines for accommodation of various types of shock loadings are included. Concepts of oxidative assimilation and the multiple effects of solids concentration, nitrogen concentration, and detention time are related; a new activated sludge process (continuous oxidative assimilation) for nitrogen-deficient wastes is presented. Data supporting the concept of total oxidation are presented. Some possible flow diagrams for complete aerobic treatment (purification and sludge disposal) of metabolizable organic wastes are presented.

Book Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences

Download or read book Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences written by W. H. Shafer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences was first conceived, published, and dis seminated by the Center for Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis (CINDAS) * at Purdue University in 1957, starting its coverage of theses with the academic year 1955. Beginning with Volume 13, the printing and dissemination phases of the ac tivity were transferred to University Microfilms/Xerox of Ann Arbor, Michigan, with the thought that such an arrangement would be more beneficial to the academic and general scientific and technical community. After five years of this joint undertaking we had concluded that it was in the interest of all concerned if the printing and distribution of the volume were handled by an international publishing house to assure improved service and broader dissemination. Hence, starting with Volume 18, Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences has been disseminated on a worldwide basis by Plenum Publishing Corporation of New York, and in the same year the coverage was broadened to include Canadian universities. All back issues can also be ordered from Plenum. We have reported in Volume 24 (thesis year 1979) a total of 10,033 theses titles from 26 Canadian and 215 United States universities. We are sure that this broader base for theses titles reported will greatly enhance the value of this important annual reference work. While Volume 24 reports these submitted in 1979, on occasion, certain universities do report theses submitted in previous years but not reported at the time.

Book Activated Sludge

Download or read book Activated Sludge written by Wesley Eckenfelder and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1998-08-04 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: Process Theory Kinetics and Sludge Quality Control: Activated Sludge Process - Process Theory - Activated Sludge Separation Problems - References Activated Sludge Treatment of Municipal Wastewater U.S.A. Practice: General Approach - Clarifier Design - Aeration Tank (Reactor) Design - Appurtenance Design - Configurations - ReferencesEurope

Book Activated Sludge

Download or read book Activated Sludge written by Wesley Eckenfelder and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1998-03-11 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past, industrial wastewater treatment primarily focused on the removal of BOD and suspended solids. In recent years, however, the focus has changed to aquatic toxicity, priority pollutants, and volatile organics. This required changes in how we design and operate biological treatment plants. Many existing plants must be retrofitted. New approaches to meet new requirements are discussed in detail. The authors, with a combined experience of sixty years, have presented case studies for a wide variety of industrial wastewaters including pulp and paper, food processing, chemical and pharmaceuticals, and textile wastewaters. Data interpretation and process design are developed through the use of seventeen examples. Procedures for the laboratory and pilot plant generation of process design data are presented. Emphasis is placed on meeting the many new regulations governing industrial wastewater discharges.

Book Selected Water Resources Abstracts

Download or read book Selected Water Resources Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Fate of Selected Toxics in the Activated Sludge Process

Download or read book The Fate of Selected Toxics in the Activated Sludge Process written by Kurt Bernhard Haunschild and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Selected Water Resources Abstracts

Download or read book Selected Water Resources Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 1344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Activated Sludge  Developments And Sustainable Solutions

Download or read book Activated Sludge Developments And Sustainable Solutions written by Nicholas F Gray and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Activated sludge is the most widely used biological wastewater treatment process globally to date, although its high energy demand makes it a major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions. Over recent decades it has been constantly modified and retrofitted to treat ever higher loads or improve effluent standards which have often resulted in even greater carbon emissions. Conventional activated sludge treatment is at a crossroads where new sustainable solutions are required if we are to protect the quality of our rivers and meet net-zero carbon targets.The book details current operation and design with special emphasis on the biological aspects of the process. From the microbial kinetics to the fascinating process of floc formation and development, the book explores the development of our understanding of the process looking at new sustainable designs, including biological nutrient removal and new aeration systems. Sludge separation problems and control options are explained, with a trouble-shooting guide to non-bulking problems. Environmental issues including noise, odor, aerosols, micro-plastics and nanoparticles are all reviewed, as is pathogen removal and the problem of antibiotic resistant genes and bacteria. The development of membrane bioreactors has increased process reliability and effluent quality, while integrated fixed-film activated sludge processes are more efficient and compact. The book concludes by exploring how activated sludge can become more sustainable, for example, by carbon harvesting and byproduct recovery.This interdisciplinary book is essential reading for both engineers and scientists whether training at university or practitioners and consultants in the wastewater industry.Related Link(s)

Book EPA Publications Bibliography

Download or read book EPA Publications Bibliography written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Remediation of Hazardous Waste Contaminated Soils

Download or read book Remediation of Hazardous Waste Contaminated Soils written by DonaldL. Wise and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""This unique, single-source reference offers a thorough treatment of the remediation of soils contaminated by hazardous wastes and the scientific and engineering issues that must be addressed in creating practical solutions for their reclamation.

Book The Use of High purity Oxygen in the Activated Sludge Process

Download or read book The Use of High purity Oxygen in the Activated Sludge Process written by J. R. McWhirter and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1978: The purpose of this two-volume series is to present a consolidated and comprehensive reference on oxygen-activated sludge technology.

Book Index Medicus

Download or read book Index Medicus written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 2098 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.

Book Chemical Engineering Abstracts

Download or read book Chemical Engineering Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: