UASB reactors followed by polishing ponds comprise simple and economic wastewater treatment systems, capable of reaching very high removal efficiencies of pathogenic organisms, leading to the potential use of the effluent for unrestricted irrigation. However, for other types of reuse (urban and industrial), ponds are limited in the sense of producing effluents with high suspended solids (algae) concentrations. The work investigates a system with coarse rock filters for polishing the pond effluent. The overall performance of the system is analyzed, together with the potential for different types of reuse. The excellent results obtained (mean effluent concentrations: BOD: 27 mg/L; SS: 26 mg/L; E. coli: 450 MPN/100 mL) indicate the possibility of unrestricted use of the effluent for agriculture and restricted urban and industrial uses, according to WHO and USEPA.
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December 01 2006
Simple wastewater treatment (UASB reactor, shallow polishing ponds, coarse rock filter) allowing compliance with different reuse criteria
M. von Sperling;
1Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. do Contorno 842, 7° andar, Centro, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 30.110-060
E-mail: marcos@desa.ufmg.br
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J.G.B. de Andrada
J.G.B. de Andrada
1Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. do Contorno 842, 7° andar, Centro, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 30.110-060
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Water Sci Technol (2006) 54 (11-12): 199–205.
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M. von Sperling, J.G.B. de Andrada; Simple wastewater treatment (UASB reactor, shallow polishing ponds, coarse rock filter) allowing compliance with different reuse criteria. Water Sci Technol 1 December 2006; 54 (11-12): 199–205. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2006.761
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