SUMMARY

compact facilities together with modular and environment-friendly appearance are arguments in favour of Biological Aerated Filters(B. A. F. ) in coastal areas where the amount of available land imposes strict limitations on technological choices.

The operation of B. A. F. in combination with a physico-chemical process was studied using the data obtained from two wastewater treatment plants located in coastal areas (Barcares and Saint Palais/Mer, France).

The main conclusions are the following.

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    Effluent quality in terms of COD, BOD5 S.S. proved satisfactory for organic load conditions higher than those applied when using conventional procedures.

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    Adaptation to organic load variations is not a basic problem for this type of coastal community,but hydraulic flow-rate control should be the main concern.

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    Restarting plant operation after a long shutdown only takes a few days.

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    Furthermore technical and economical optimisation required continuous monitoring, especially in the field of washing and aerating control. This type of management involves the use of reliable, high- performance control equipment.

Biological aerated filters, wastewater treatment, coastal area biological process, Filtration process
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