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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Effect of low solids retention time on macro-nutrient removal and microbial diversity in a jet-loop membrane bioreactor

Gerçeker, Murat January 2002 (has links)
No description available.
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Investigation of steroid receptor active compounds in UK wastewater treatment work effluents

Evans, Kerry January 2008 (has links)
A number of man-made chemicals possess the ability to disrupt the action of sex steroid hormones (estrogens and androgens) in wildlife and potentially humans. This research focuses on the investigation of the four key sex steroid receptor activities in wastewater treatment work effluents.
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Potential of ultrasound treatment for sludge reduction

Minervini, Davide January 2008 (has links)
The potential of ultrasound treatment for sludge reduction during the activated sludge process was assessed. Batch and dynamic disintegration studies were completed using an activated sludge pilot-scale plant fed with settled sewage that was comprised of two 1.2 m3 lanes, operated as a test and control. A 1 kW ultrasound system was integrated into the test lane of the pilot-scale plant to allow continuous in-line ultrasound treatment of the return activated sludge (RAS). Seven dynamic trials were completed over an 8-month period, treating from 1.7 to 12.5% of the RAS with energy densities between 42 and 168 kJ L-1. During the batch disintegration studies, it was observed that ultrasound treatment at 42 to 186 kJ L-1 caused floc breakage and sludge solubilisation. Floc size was reduced by 88% at 42 kJ L-1 while the degree of soluble COD release increased almost linearly from 11 to 36 % between 42 to 168 kJ L-1. A change in the biological activity was observed only at 168 kJ L-1 with an 8.5 % increase in the specific oxygen consumption of the treated RAS samples in comparison to the untreated ones. During the dynamic studies, a 20% degree of sludge reduction was observed treating 10% of the RAS at 42 kJ L-1. At these operational conditions, there was no significant difference in the total COD and nitrogen removal between the control and test lanes. However, a 5.5-fold increase in the capillary suction time and a 3.6-fold increase in the specific resistance to filtration in the RAS from the test lane indicated a detrimental impact on dewaterability. Increasing the energy input, by treating 12.5% of the RAS at 84 kJ L-1, did not result in a significant increase in sludge reduction, which indicates that there might be limits to the degree of reduction achievable with the ultrasound treatment. Results from the dynamic studies suggested that lysis-cryptic growth was the main mechanism behind the observed sludge reduction. Based on modelling, lysis-cryptic growth could justify 98 % of the sludge reduction observed. Cost analysis results indicated that sludge reduction by ultrasound disintegration was not currently economically viable unless the cost for sludge treatment and reuse increased to £ 961 from the reference price of £ 423 per tonne of dry solids.
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Klärschlammkonzeption 2015: Konzeption zur Entsorgung von Abfällen aus der kommunalen Abwasserbehandlung im Freistaat Sachsen: Fortschreibung 2015 - Klärschlammkonzeption 2015

Pfefferkorn, Christel, Wustmann, Frank, Scholich, Gerlind 07 May 2016 (has links)
Für die anstehende Fortschreibung des Abfallwirtschaftsplans für den Freistaat Sachsen war eine weitere Fortschreibung der Klärschlammkonzeption erforderlich. In der Klärschlammkonzeption 2015 wird aufbauend auf der Ist-Situation im Rahmen von Szenarienbetrachtungen die Entsorgung der Abfälle aus der Abwasserbehandlung im Freistaat Sachsen, insbesondere der Klärschlämme, im Hinblick auf die sich ändernden rechtlichen Bedingungen in den Jahren 2020 und 2025 dargestellt. Ergebnisse und Aussagen der Studie sollen dazu dienen, die Entsorgung der Klärschlämme durch die Aufgabenträger ökologisch, wirtschaftlich und sicher zu gewährleisten.
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Στραγγίσματα και υδάτινο περιβάλλον: Μελέτη των τοξικών επιπτώσεων με τη χρήση οργανισμών-βιοενδεικτών και βιομαρτύρων

Τσαρπαλή, Βασιλική 04 September 2013 (has links)
Η παρούσα μελέτη στοχεύει στη διερεύνηση των τοξικών επιπτώσεων των στραγγισμάτων που δημιουργούνται σε χώρους υγειονομικής ταφής απορριμμάτων (ΧΥΤΑ) σε υδρόβιους οργανισμούς, όπως τα ανόστρακα καρκινοειδή Thamnocephalus platyurus και Artemia franciscana, το τροχόζωο Brachionus plicatilis, το μικροφύκος Dunaliella tertiolecta και το δίθυρο μαλάκιο Mytilus galloprovincialis, καθώς και τη διερεύνηση των παραμέτρων που θα μπορούσαν να επηρεάσουν την εν δυνάμει τοξικότητά τους. Η μελέτη στραγγισμάτων που συλλέχθηκαν από τον ΧΥΤΑ Αιγείρας (ν. Αχαΐας) κατά τη διάρκεια του έτους 2011, έδειξε σημαντικές ποιοτικές και ποσοτικές εποχιακές διαφορές στην εν δυνάμει τοξικότητα των στραγγισμάτων στους οργανισμούς που ελέγχθηκαν, με τις σημαντικότερες τοξικές επιπτώσεις να εμφανίζονται στα δείγματα που συλλέχθηκαν κατά τη διάρκεια άνυδρων περιόδων, όπως η περίοδος μεταξύ Οκτωβρίου και Δεκεμβρίου. Παρόμοια, έκθεση μυδιών σε δείγμα στραγγίσματος που συλλέχθηκε κατά τη διάρκεια της παραπάνω περιόδου (Νοέμβριος 2011) έδειξε σημαντική αύξηση του ποσοστού θνησιμότητας των ατόμων, σε συγκεντρώσεις μεγαλύτερες από 0.5% v/v, ενώ σε μικρότερες συγκεντρώσεις (0.01 και 0.1% v/v) εμφανίστηκαν σημαντικές κυτταροτοξικές, νευροτοξικές και γενοτοξικές επιπτώσεις, καθώς και φαινόμενα οξειδωτικής καταπόνησης (oxidative stress). Τα αποτελέσματα της παρούσας εργασίας καταδεικνύουν την τοξικότητα των σταγγισμάτων σε υδρόβιους οργανισμούς, η οποία μπορεί επιπλέον να εκτιμηθεί μέσω της ανάλυσης επιλεγμένων παραμέτρων όπως η αγωγιμότητα (Cond), τα παράγωγα του αζώτου (NO3−, και NH4–N), ο λόγος BOD5/NH4–N και οι φαινόλες (T-PH). / The present study investigates seasonal variations of leachate composition and its toxic potency on different species, such as the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana (formerly Artemia salina), the fairy shrimp Thamnocephalus platyurus, the estuarine rotifer Brachionus plicatilis and the microalgal flagellate Dunaliella tertiolecta, as well as its ability to induce lethal and pre-pathological alterations in organisms bioindicators, such as the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. In specific, leachate regularly collected from the municipal landfill site of Aigeira (Peloponissos, Greece) during the year 2011, showed significant alterations of almost all its physicochemical parameters, as well as its toxic potency, with time. Samples collected during the dry season (October until December) proved to be more toxic than samples from other sample dates/periods. Further analysis showed significant increase of mortality among mussels exposed to leachate collected during that period (November 2011) (96h LC50 = 0.526%, v/v), while mussels exposed to sub-lethal concentrations (0.01 και 0.1% v/v) showed increased cytotoxic, neurotoxic, genotoxic and oxidative effects. The current study revealed for the first time that the estimation of a battery of leachate physicochemical parameters, such as Cond, TDS, NH4–N, T-PH and the respective BOD5/NH4–N ratio, could be used as a low-cost effective tool in order to estimate leachate strength and toxicity, at least in the case of semi-arid areas, such as the most of the Mediterranean countries.

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