nutrient removal Articles
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Biological nutrient removal in a continuous biofilm process
A new biological phosphorous and nitrogen removal process is developed. The process is based on biofilm on carrier elements with enhanced biological phosphorous removal and simultaneous nitrification and denitrification in a continuous process. Results from 3 years of pilot and laboratory experiments are presented with regards to removal of organic substances, phosphorous and nitrogen. This ...
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WERF Nutrient Challenge investigates limits of nutrient removal technologies
The WERF Nutrient Challenge is a multi-year collaborative research initiative established in 2007 to develop and provide current information about wastewater treatment nutrients (specifically nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater), their characteristics, and bioavailability in aquatic environments to help regulators make informed decisions. The Nutrient Challenge will also provide data on ...
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Nitrification and denitrifying phosphorus removal in an upright continuous flow reactor
Simultaneous nitrification and denitrifying phosphorus removal was achieved in a single-sludge continuous flow bioreactor. The upright bioreactor was aligned with a biomass fermenter (BF) and operated continuously for over 350 days. This study revealed that unknown bacteria of the Saprospiraceae class may have been responsible for the successful nutrient removal in this bioreactor. The ...
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Effects of nutrient loading on Anabaena flos-aquae biofilm: biofilm growth and nutrient removals
Effects of three different nutrient loadings (low nutrient loading, medium nutrient loading and high nutrient loading, denoted as LNS, MNS and HNS, respectively) on the structure and functions of algal biofilm using Anabaena flos-aquae were investigated using synthetic wastewater. Nutrients removal efficiencies, biofilm thickness, microalgae dehydrogenase activity (DHA) and exopolysaccharide ...
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Nutrient removal ability and resistance of five hydrophytes under low-temperature conditions
Five indigenous hydrophytes were studied for removal of nitrogen and phosphorus at different nutrition levels by artificial imitation of the low-temperature weather conditions of the Taihu lake area. The rate of nitrogen and phosphorus uptake was dependent on the nutrient concentrations and a positive correlation between the prolines of hydrophytes and the latter were found. High percentages of ...
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Resuscitation of starved suspended- and attached-growth anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria with and without acetate
Anammox application for nutrient removal from wastewater is increasing, though questions remain about anammox resilience to fluctuating conditions. Resuscitation of anammox suspended- and attached-growth cultures after 3 months of starvation was studied with and without acetate dosing. Without acetate, the attached-growth culture recovered more quickly than the suspended-growth culture. ...
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WEF/WERF study of BNR plants achieving very low N and P limits: evaluation of technology performance and process reliability
The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) funded a two-year comprehensive study of nutrient removal plants designed and operated to meet very low effluent total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) concentrations. WERF worked with the Water Environment Federation (WEF) to solicit participation of volunteers and provide a forum for information exchange at workshops at its annual ...
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Evaluation of nutrients removal (NO3-N, NH3-N and PO4-P) with Chlorella vulgaris, Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus cereus and a consortium of these microorganisms in the treatment of wastewater effluents
In this research removal of NH3-N, NO3-N and PO4-P nutrients from municipal wastewater was studied, using Chlorella vulgaris, Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus cereus and an artificial consortium of them. The objective is to analyze the performance of these microorganisms and their consortium, which has not been previously studied for nutrient removal in municipal wastewater. A model wastewater ...
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Effects of physical and morphometric factors on nutrient removal properties in agricultural ponds
Effects of physical and morphometric factors on nutrient removal properties were studied in small agricultural ponds with different depths, volumes, and residence times in western Japan. Average residence time was estimated to be >15 days, and it tended to decrease from summer to winter because of the increase in water withdrawal for agricultural activity. Water temperature was clearly ...
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Impacts of variable pH on stability and nutrient removal efficiency of aerobic granular sludge
The impact of pH variation on aerobic granular sludge stability and performance was investigated. A 9-day alkaline (pH = 9) and acidic (pH = 6) pH shocks were imposed on mature granules with simultaneous chemical oxygen demand (COD), nitrogen and phosphorus removal. The imposed alkaline pH shock (pH 9) reduced nitrogen and phosphorus removal efficiency from 88% and 98% to 66% and 50%, ...
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Nutrient Control Design Manual
The purpose of this EPA design manual is to provide updated, state‐of‐the‐technology design guidance on nitrogen and phosphorus control at municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs). Similar to previous EPA manuals, this manual contains extensive information on the principles of biological nutrient removal and chemical phosphorus removal to serve as the basis for design. A ...
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Influence of denitrification reactor retention time distribution (RTD) on dissolved oxygen control and nitrogen removal efficiency
Low concentrations of dissolved oxygen (DO) are usually found in biological anoxic pre-denitrification reactors, causing a reduction in nitrogen removal efficiency. Therefore, the reduction of DO in such reactors is fundamental for achieving good nutrient removal. The article shows the results of an experimental study carried out to evaluate the effect of the anoxic reactor hydrodynamic model ...
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Nitrogen And Phosphorus Removal In Substrate-Free Pilot Constructed Wetlands With Horizontal Surface Flow In Uganda
In constructed wetlands (CWs) with horizontal sub-surface flow, nutrient removal, especially phosphorus, is limited because the root biomass fills the pore spaces of the substrate (usually gravel), directing wastewater flow to deeper wetland media, plants are not regularly harvested, the litter formed by decomposing vegetation remains on the surface of the substrate and thus does not interact ...
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Influence of vegetation type and temperature on the performance of constructed wetlands for nutrient removal
In this study, the influence of vegetation type and environmental temperature on performance of constructed wetlands (CWs) was investigated. Results of vegetation types indicated that the removal of most nutrients in polyculture was greater than those in monoculture and unplanted control. The greatest removal percentages of NH4+-N, total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) in polyculture ...
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Comparison in growth, lipid accumulation, and nutrient removal capacities of
Chlorella sp. in secondary effluents under sterile and non-sterile conditionsThe growth, lipid accumulation and nutrient removal characteristics of an oleaginous microalga Chlorella sp. HQ in two types of secondary effluents (named as X and Q) before/after sterilization were evaluated. The results show that the algal growth rates under sterilization were higher than those under non-sterilization. However, sterilization caused a significant decrease in algal lipid and ...
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Treatability and fate of various phosphorus fractions in different wastewater treatment processes
The increasingly more stringent phosphorus (P) discharge limits, which are below the concentrations reliably achievable with currently available technologies, demand for better understanding of phosphorus removal mechanisms. This study investigated the compositional fractions of phosphorus (P) in various effluents as well as the efficacy of different levels of treatment processes for removing ...
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Evaluation of Several Water Reclamation Facilities Employing Biological Nutrient Removal in North Carolina
Abstract As an increasing number of lakes and streams are being classified as impaired or nutrient sensitive, a greater burden is placed on municipalities to comply with water quality restrictions. During the past decade in North Carolina, specifically in the Neuse River and Tar-Pamlico River Basins, many municipalities were required to upgrade their wastewater treatment plants for nutrient ...
By Arcadis
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Identification and evaluation of a dominant alga from municipal wastewater in removal of nutrients
To access better removal of nutrients with algae-based techniques, a dominant alga from real municipal wastewater was identified and its capacity in removing low concentrations of nitrogen (NH+4 or NO−3) and phosphorus (PO3−4) was evaluated. Results showed that Oedogonium brevicingulatum, a filamentous green alga, was confirmed as the dominant alga in the secondary effluent of a municipal ...
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Ammonium nitrogen removal in batch cultures treating digested piggery wastewater with microalgae
Oedogonium sp.Due to the nutrient characteristics of the high concentration of available ammonium in digested piggery wastewater (DPW), microalgae can be used to treat DPW before its final discharge. Four green microalgae (Hydrodictyaceae reticulatum Lag, Scenedesmus obliquus, Oedogonium sp. and Chlorella pyrenoidosa) and three blue-green algae (Anabaena flos-aquae, Oscillatoria amoena Gom and Spirulina ...
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Removal of nutrients from secondary-treated municipal wastewater in wetland microcosms using ornamental plant species
Different wetland species may have a differential capacity to take up nutrients from wastewater in the process of tertiary water purification. Ten emergent plant species, including six ornamental species and four rush species were planted in the vertical-flow wetland microcosms and fed a simulated wastewater solution containing 17.5 mg N l−1 in the 1:1 proportion of NH4+-N and NO3&minus-N, and 10 ...
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