Federally Owned Treatment Works (FOTW) Demonstration Test, Chronic Aquatic Toxicity of HD Bioeffluents.

Abstract

The U.S. Army Alternative Technology Program, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, has investigated an alternative method for disposing of sulfur mustard !2,2DICHLOROPHENYL SULFIDE (HD), a chemical warfare agent under the chemical stockpile disposal program. The mineralization of HD, through hot water hydrolysis followed by biodegradation in sequencing batch bioreactors, has been demonstrated to be an effective technology. In this report, the feasibility of discharging effluents, produced from the bioreactors, to a Federally Owned Treatment Works (FOTW) has been investigated. The chronic toxicity of bioreactor effluent and effluents produced from an FOTW model were evaluated using the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) and daphnid (Ceriodaphnia dubia). The results from this research indicate that the discharge of bioeffluent to a wastewater treatment plant will not be toxic to ceriodaphnia and fathead minnows.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA361552

Entities

People

  • Carl W. Kurnas
  • Dennis T. Burton
  • Mark V. Haley
  • Steven D. Turley

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biodegradation
  • Bioreactors
  • Birds
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Computer Programs
  • Confidence Limits
  • Demonstrations
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fish
  • Natural Resources
  • Test Methods
  • Water
  • Water Resources

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  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Environmental Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Bioremediation