Start-Up and Operation of Biological Waste Disposal Processes Under Non-Equilibrium Conditions.

Abstract

This study was performed to determine methods of waste water treatment that could maintain high effluent quality even during start-up and periods of transient conditions such as rapidly varying waste flows and characteristics. The study was confined to activated sludge systems, flow-through and solids-return. The method recommended is the use of coagulants and weighting agents. The effects of varying environmental conditions such as pH, temperature, flow and organic load were explored and the results showed both the flow-through systems and solids-return systems to be very resilient. Chlorination requirements of effluents from systems operating under non-equilibrium conditions were determined. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA057360

Entities

People

  • Leale E. Streebin
  • Steven M. Allen

Organizations

  • University of Oklahoma

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bacteria
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chlorination
  • Climate Change
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Protection
  • Flow Rate
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Microorganisms
  • Protozoa
  • Public Health
  • Sanitary Engineering
  • United States
  • Waste Products
  • Waste Water
  • Water Pollution

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Environmental Engineering