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Floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) are an innovative best management practice that can enhance the performance of traditional retention ponds by increasing removal of the nutrients nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P). FTWs consist of floating rafts on which wetland plants are planted, allowing the roots to be submerged below the water surface while the shoots remain above. A growing body of research has documented FTW performance with regard to urban runoff treatment, however evaluation of FTW effectiveness for treatment of agricultural runoff has received less attention. Due to high fertilization and irrigation rates, commercial nursery runoff contains much higher concentrations of N and P than runoff from urban areas. We conducted this study over two growing seasons (2015 and 2016) to assess the effectiveness of FTWs for use in commercial nursery retention ponds. In the first study we used two different nutrient concentrations, one to simulate nursery runoff (17.1 mg∙L-1 TN and 2.61 mg∙L-1 TP) and one to simulate concentrations that fall between urban and nursery runoff (5.22 mg∙L-1 TN and 0.52 mg∙L-1 TP). Four treatments were used: 1) Pontederia cordata planted in cups supported by a Beemat, 2) Juncus effusus planted in cups supported by a Beemat, 3) a Beemat with no plants, and 4) no treatment (open-water). Performance was evaluated based on a 7-day hydraulic retention time (HRT). Pontederia cordata removed between 90.3% and 92.4% of total phosphorus (TP) and 84.3% and 88.9% total nitrogen (TN), depending on initial loads. These reductions were significantly more than other treatments at both high and low nutrient loading rates. Juncus effusus performed better than the control treatments for TP removal at low nutrient concentrations, but did not perform any better than the control at higher nutrient loads. In the second study, conducted in 2016, we evaluated different plant species over two 8-week trials using simulated nursery runoff. We used five monoculture FTWs with the following species: Agrostis alba, Canna ×generalis, Carex stricta, Iris ensata, and Panicum virgatum. Additionally, two treatments were created from mixed species plantings and the final treatment consisted of an open water control mesocosm. Nutrient removal performance was evaluated over a 7-day HRT. P removal (phosphate-P) by FTW treatments ranged from 26.1% to 64.7% for trial 1 and 26.8% to 63.2% for trial 2. Trial 1 N removal (sum of ammonium-N, nitrate-N, and nitrite-N) efficiencies ranged from 38.9% to 82.4%, and trial 2 ranged from 12.9% to 59.6%. Panicum virgatum removed significantly more N and P than the control and any other FTW treatment in the second study. Both studies indicated, depending upon plant species, that FTWs can effectively remove nitrogen and phosphorous from urban and commercial nursery retention ponds. / Master of Science

Over the past century, the world's rivers have become increasingly impounded to combat water scarcity and fossil-fuel reliance. Large dams have faded from popularity due to their adverse environmental effects, but small ponds and reservoirs continue to be constructed at high rates. Due to limited data regarding their size and flow, it has been difficult to assess how these smaller impoundments impact rivers. This study combined rainfall runoff data from the Chesapeake Bay Model with the unique routing framework of VA Hydro to create a simplistic hydrologic model capable of analyzing impoundment-induced flow alteration. Using standard design techniques and satellite imagery, a methodology was developed to build realistic stage-storage-discharge relationships for small and large impoundments. Eleven impoundments of the Difficult Run watershed were modeled within VA Hydro to assess their cumulative impact on downstream flow. Multiple models were created with different active impoundments and run for the full model period, 1984 - 2005. Flow alteration increased significantly with additional impoundments. Peak flows were attenuated as water was stored behind outlets, but median flows were increased as this water was slowly released. Average storm duration increased due to extended rising and falling limbs caused by impoundment outlets. Headwater channels increasingly ran dry, decreasing extreme low flows due to impoundment evaporation. Large reservoirs had a greater impact on median flows, but smaller ponds dominated low flow alteration. These results suggest that traditional hydrologic assumptions and metrics may be incapable of analyzing a changing flow regime without explicitly considering small and large impoundments upstream. / Master of Science / At first look, dams are an excellent solution to water scarcity and energy independence. They trap clean water and direct it through turbines. Unfortunately, their installation and operation creates many negative environmental impacts by fundamentally altering downstream channels, leading to a loss of fish vitality and river function. Large dam construction has decreased in the US because of these effects, but small dams continue to be built at high rates due to growing agricultural and stormwater demands. Their impact on rivers is less understood due to limited data availability regarding their size and function. This experiment used standard design techniques and widely available satellite data to create a representative model for dams of all size. Multiple tests were run, progressively increasing the number of dams within a watershed and analyzing their impact on downstream flow. With increased impoundment, high floods decreased in magnitude. However, more-typical medium flows increased. River flow became more static, with less extreme floods and more medium flows. The modeled dams greatly decreased drought flows as trapped water evaporated and decreased outflow. This impact was particularly noticeable in ponds that drained only a small area as they took longer to refill after drying. Larger dams more greatly impacted medium flows. These results contribute significantly to water availability prediction by more realistically representing dam processes. Although more work is needed to refine the impoundment modeling strategy, this study has effectively demonstrated that small and large dams affect flow in different manners and need to be accounted for accordingly.

Rapid urbanization has led to the generation of enormous wastewater after independence. The domestic wastewater generated in municipalities is rich in nutrients such as carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus along with other ions. The generated wastewater due to lack of adequate appropriate infrastructure including low treatment efficiencies are either untreated or partially treated and are let into water bodies. Present sewage treatment plants (STP’s) in the city are either under capacity or malfunctioning and hence are unable to meet the growing demand of burgeoning urban population. Water bodies have the ability to uptake nutrients (remediation by algae, bacteria, macrophytes) provided the wastewater inflow does not exceed the threshold. However, the sustained flow of wastewater beyond the water body’s treatment ability has led to the serious problem of nutrient enrichment in surface water bodies which is evident from algal bloom and profuse growth of invasive exotic macrophytes. This necessitates cost effective environmentally sound treatment options. The current research focuses on the characterisation of domestic wastewater fed ponds/lakes, understanding of nutrient regimes in wastewaters, pond dynamics, nutrient transformation and resource recovery. This has aided in devising an algae based treatment system for Bangalore city. The interplay between various biotic and abiotic factors governs water quality in a water body. Regular monitoring helps in characterisation of the water body and also helps in identifying the sources of external input (if any) to the system. Wastewater generated in urban localities in India, due to lack of adequate appropriate infrastructure including low treatment efficiencies are untreated or partially treated and are let into water bodies. Understanding the nature of the wastewater flow regimes and the turnover of biota with prevalent nutrient conditions is required to design treatment systems. Treatment involves breakdown of complex organism forms into simpler forms and transformations of organic nutrients into inorganic forms that are finally absorbed and assimilated by microbes as algae and bacteria. In wastewater fed urban pond systems, an array of microphytes as well as macrophytes grow and help in nutrient cycling in the system and still manage to remove nutrients to satisfactory levels. However, sustained inflow of wastewater with high nutrients results in the deterioration of the system as nutrient input exceed the supportive and assimilative capability resulting in proliferation of macrophytes, algal blooms, froth formations rendering the system anoxic that results in the loss of functional abilities of the urban pond systems. This biota in the system plays a major role in nutrient removal and recycles. Understanding the nutrient cycling aspects of urban wastewater fed systems is essential to find out the key players in treatment and for devising a sustainable treatment option with resource recovery. The review of wastewater generation, treatment systems highlight shortfall of the treatment systems and need for sustainable treatment for removal and recovery of nutrients such as C, N and P. Characterisation of Varthur water body (spatial extent 220 ha) located in the south of Bangalore city has been done through monthly monitoring for 18 months with the analyses of physico-chemical and biological. The analysis showed BOD removal of 70% (filterable) when the lake functioned as an anaerobic–aerobic lagoon for 6 months at an estimated residence time of 5 days. During this period, the biota of the lake, especially primary producers such as algae, treat the water through remediation of nutrients to nearly standard water quality levels. However, the growth and spread of invasive exotic macrophytes such as water hyacinth rendered the lake anaerobic which reduces its ability (due to absence of low algae) to treat the water. This highlights the role of algae especially Chlorophycean members as Chlorococcum sp., Chlorella sp. and Monoraphidium sp. in treating urban domestic wastewater and the scope for introducing algal ponds/lagoons to treat wastewater treatment and it may be used in a larger number of small towns to enable local reuse of water. The entire pond systems comprises of various components that are deeply affected by the biotic and abiotic factors in the system. Hence, studies on major biotic components were conducted especially on algae and macrophytes and the impact of abiotic factors as wind, light, and precipitation with seasonality’s. The diurnal and spatio-temporal variations in the dissolved oxygen as well other treatment parameters were used for zonation through multivariate analysis. Physico-chemical parameters confirm the nutrient enrichment (high Amm.-N) in the water body due to the sustained inflow of wastewater. High levels of nutrients together with BOD have resulted in the lower DO levels affecting the biological life. Study on biota revealed macrophytes altering the photosynthetic regime in the algae in water bodies thus, creating anoxia and nutrient re-suspension. The multivariate analysis showed three distinct zones (clusters) on the basis of physico-chemical variables and nutrient concentrations in the lake. The sedimentary C and N analysis showed a steady increase in the C: N ratio as a function of residence time. Importance of the various sub-systems in the water body in terms of nutrient uptake and accumulation showed algal systems to be efficient. C budgeting accounted to ~ 7 t/d i.e. ~2574 t/y, indicated that the lake is an accumulator of C. An estimated relatively high gas emission across the water/air interface (17 t/d) to carbon burial into sediments (2.3 t/d) further indicates very high emissions compared to sedimentation showing the dominance of internal C cycles. The overall mass balance, gas exchange and carbon burial balance showed Varthur water body as a major emitter of C due to high primary production, substantive allochthonous carbon inputs and intensive anthropogenic activities in the water body. Gaseous carbon emission accounted for 28 % of the total Influx C. The spatial profile of N in sediment ranged from 2280-3539 mg/kg of sediment dry mass. Very low value of N:P ratio in sediments suggested possible N limitation. The determination of ammonification and nitrification showed lower nitrification rates than the ammonification rates. The potentially mineralisable nitrogen content in Varthur pond sediments varied greatly from 21.65% to 75.54% and was strongly correlated (r2=0.85) to sedimentary TN. N budgeting showed NH4-N as the predominant Nr form for microbial uptake and is the major mechanism for nitrogen removal, followed by the sedimentation process. Bacterial biomass, algal biomass and macrophyte biomass accounted for 14, 4 and 1% N removal, respectively. Ammonium concentration and nitrification accounted for 27% and 2%, respectively. While bacterial uptake remained fairly constant throughout the year, micro-algae was the major player during monsoon and winter and macrophytes dominated Nr capture during summer among autotrophs. From the estimates, it has been observed that nearly 55% Nr was recovered, recycled as cell mass and transferred to a crop system when such N-captured water is used for irrigating fodder crops. About 45% of N input into the system was lost and methods to reduce this loss need to be evolved in the future. The spatial profile of P in sediment ranged from 2111.35-3982.03 mg/kg of sediment dry mass. Inorganic-P (IP) ranging from 1270.27-3505.73 mg/kg was found to be the major fraction (61.16-91.56%) of sedimentary P. High p values in both water columns and sediments showed potential P excess conditions. P concentrations in micro and macro-algae collected during the due course of the study (on dry biomass basis) were 0.347% and 0.939% P respectively. The P fractionation revealed metal oxide bound P (NaOH-P) and constituted major fraction of IP indicating, high concentrations of Fe and Al in sediments. High concentrations of sedimentary N and P indicated possible higher trophic status (bio-productivity/unit volume) signifying its towering nutrient status evidenced from the rank order of P fractions: NaOH-P > HCl-P > NH4Cl-P, which is specific for highly enriched water bodies. P budgeting showed that bulk of the P is trapped in sediment layer with a potential of ~50 % recovery from the sediments indicating, ~70% P retention within the system. The biotic components such as bacteria, algae and macrophytes accumulates a substantial amount of P, immobilising ~139, ~482 and ~131 tonness/yr of P. The sequential P extraction shows that ~70 % of sediment bound P is readily reducible during anoxic conditions which can potentially become bio-available to trigger algal growth. Assessment of treatment efficiency of facultative algal ponds, showed moderate treatment levels with 60 % total COD removal, 50% of filterable COD removal; 82% of total BOD removal and 70% of filterable BOD removal. The N removal efficiency was lower. However, a rapid decrease in the suspended solids after a faster euglenoids growth indicated particulate C removal by algal ingestion. Euglenoides dominated the facultative pond and Chlorophycean members were more abundant in the maturation ponds owing to variable surface BOD loadings. Significant correlations between algal biomass and nutrients indicate the importance of the type and nature of algal communities that can be used as an efficient tool for predicting the dynamics of various phases in wastewater treatment systems. Detailed morphological analysis of dominant algal species i.e. euglenoides was also performed. Euglenophycean members (>14 species) sampled from various locations in the facultative pond based system showed various striae patterns and distinct nano channels on the cell surface that might have possible role in cell secretions. Comparative assessment of treatment systems reveal that algal pond systems performed well under higher organic load with a COD removal efficiency of 70%, TN removal efficiency of 73% and TP removal efficiency of 22%. However, the facultative pond based systems were effective in suspended solid (SS) removal up to 93% and BOD removal up to 82%. The conventional wastewater treatment systems were efficient in terms of SS removal up to 88%, COD removal up to 74% and BOD removal up to 63%, but were highly ineffective in nutrient removal. The evaluation of treatment processes in mechanically aerated systems, facultative ponds and large shallow lake based systems in terms of capital and annual O&M costs, COD removal cost and land requirements reveals that the mechanical systems require 5 times more capital and O&M costs than ponds. The treatment systems were also ranked in terms of the total annual cost (e.g., capital, manpower, chemical, repair, electricity, land). It showed that algal pond systems followed by facultative pond based system are economically better choice than mechanical technologies. Finally, it was found that the large pond based systems could be economically the best option for the developing countries considering all factors, including economic viability and treatment efficiency. The treatment efficiency analysis showed that algal pond systems were the most effective options for treating urban wastewater. Culturing native wastewater species in growth media and wastewaters, assessment of efficient cell disruption and solvent systems, lipid profiles of wastewater algal species were studied. Wastewater grown algal species as Euglena sp., Spirogyra sp., Phormidium sp., Lepocinclis ovum, and Chlorococcum sp. are comparatively rich in lipids. These algae grow mixotrophically and can store substantial amount of wastewater carbon as TAG’s in varied environments. Among the different cell disruption methods used for the study, sonication was the most effective. The combination of maceration and methanol: chloroform: water (2:1:0.8, v/v) (Bligh and Dyer’s, solvent) gave highest lipid extraction yield among other combinations. Further more these wastewater algae as Lepocinclis ovum and Chlorococcum sp. were found to grow better in wastewaters. Increased lipid content was recorded during the cell cultures with accumulation of quality FAME with high saturates predominated by C16-C18 fatty acids. These wastewater algal lipids are suitable for bio-energy generation with potential biomass productivity (6.52 t/ha/yr) of wastewater-grown species as Euglena. The studies on Euglena sp. showed mixotrophic mode that offers an efficient removal of TOC, N and P from domestic wastewater without any pre-treatment. Lipid profiles of the extracted algal oil were similar to the vegetative feedstock oils, indicating a good quality fuel for energy generation. Mixed algal consortia’s bioremediation potential (removal of nutrients) with the scope for biofuel production highlights self flocculating abilities of algal consortia aided in the effective treatment of wastewater with substantial algal harvest. Studies on cultivating wastewater algal consortia in novel cascading algal parcel flow reactor (CAPFR) operating in continuous mode showed 70-80 % nutrient and ~90 % C removal with in a residence time of ~4 days with highest cell densities (0.91 g/l) and productivities (0.26 g/l/d) in the last stages. The lipid contents varied from 26-28 % with highest lipid productivities ~58 mg/l/d in the 2nd phase of the bioreactor. Most of the lipids were associated with the pigments as chlorophyll and carotenoids. Furthermore, the algal rector removed bacteria up to 4 log orders. Essential cations and phosphates were responsible for self clumping of algal biomass in the final stages with a high internal P content within the cell. The algal biomass also showed substantial exothermic peaks and high heat values (~18 MJ/kg). Studies on continuous cultivation of Dictyosphaerium sp. showed that this species could adapt to wastewater conditions and also showed good nutrient removal at lower HRT (2.5 days). The high biomass productivities with high lipid content (~36%) at low HRT in the continuous mode offer potential options for economic and feasible nutrient removal with biofuel production. Investigations on city wastewaters showed low nutrient ratio indicating C limitations and possible scope for algal wastewater treatment. Integration of algal ponds in the present treatment network requires an additional land ranging from ~0.37 to 2.75 ha to treat an MLD of wastewater depending on the nutrient content and influent waters fed to algal systems. The treatment plants require an additional ~1.6 ha of land to treat 1 MLD of wastewater considering an average N and P values of 18 and 5 mg/l. The continuous algal bio-processes implemented at decentralised levels would help in the economical ways for nutrient removal and recycling of the nutrient free waters after treatment. This meets multiple objectives of low cost treatment of wastewater, nutrient recovery and fuel production. Algal nutrient capture and consequent biofuel production would ensure sustainability through i) water purification ii) nutrients capture and iii) biofuel to meet the growing energy demand, and would be an optimal treatment option for urban wastewater. The thesis consists of 10 chapters and basically deals with the development of a sustainable and economically viable bioprocess for wastewater treatment and biomass production. Chapter 1 provides a brief introduction to wastewater; domestic wastewater composition, generation and treatment in developing nations and in the country and review of the various techniques for treatment of domestic wastewaters, advantages of algal processes in nutrient removal (C, N and P) and production of valued by-product such as lipid generation, for its use as biofuel. Chapter 2 is based on primary field investigations in a wastewater fed urban water body/pond systems involving monthly sampling and analysis of various physico-chemical and biological parameters. Assessment of treatment capabilities of the continuous systems through detailed characterisation of treatment parameters is explained in the second chapter. Chapter 3 discusses the role of the major biotic (algae and macrophytes) and abiotic factors in nutrient transformations, the diurnal variations in parameters especially dissolved oxygen, multivariate spatio-temporal analysis of functional abilities for zoning, the activities in the sludge/sediment and transitions in the CN ratio as a function of residence time. Chapter 4 involves studies in C, N and P quantification and budgeting in such pond systems and partitioning of the nutrients and their distribution in various biotic and abiotic subsystems. This chapter also highlights the major nutrient losses from the system and un-utilised nutrient stocks, paving way for beneficial use of nutrients from such man made lagoon wastewater systems. Chapter 5 discusses the mechanisms and efficacies of algal pond based treatment systems through a detailed study and highlight its advantages over the mechanical ASP based systems. This has been done through a comparative assessment of treatment efficiency, economics and environmental externalities. This study also provides necessary insights and potential of wastewater algal species such as Euglena for its abilities in nutrient removal and biomass generation. This provides insights to algal treatment options for optimal resource recovery and utilisation from wastewaters. Chapter 6 focuses on testing the growth, biomass and lipid production of various wastewater algae isolated from treatment ponds. The chapter identifies suitable cell disruption and extraction routes for efficient lipid extraction and assesses the potential of these wastewater grown algae for regional and national biofuel production. Chapter 7 discusses the effectiveness of wastewater grown Euglena sp. and algal consortia in nutrient removal and as a source of lipids for biofuel generation. Chapter 8 involves the design and operation of a continuous algal (uni-algal/algal consortia) bioreactor devised taking insights from earlier field based studies and their potential as efficient urban wastewater treatment systems. Chapter 9 discusses the present nutrient levels in the city wastewaters and also an analysis of the temporal and spatial variation of nutrients in city sewers and elaborates the scope for integration of the algal modules i.e. continuous algal bioreactors (designed in the previous chapter) into existing STP’s. Chapter 10 elaborates significant contributions and outcome of the research.

Tiriamojo darbo objektas: Lietuvos tvenkiniai. Tiriamojo darbo tikslas: nustatyti ir vizualizuoti potencialius tvenkinius (su pagrindinėmis techninėmis charakteristikomis), kuriuos būtų galima pritaikyti mažosios hidroenergetikos plėtojimui Lietuvoje, sudaryti Lietuvos tvenkinių interaktyvųjį atlasą. Tiriamojo darbo uždaviniai: 1. Apžvelgti sudarytus ir veikiančius hidroenergetikos interaktyvius atlasus pasaulyje; 2. Palyginti ir išanalizuoti pasaulyje sukurtus atlasus; 3. Surinkti Lietuvos tvenkinių morfometrines, hidrologines ir kitas charakteristikas; 4. Sudaryti Lietuvoje esančių tvenkinių GIS duomenų bazę; 5. Išanalizuoti tvenkinių hidroenergetinius ir kitus parametrus; 6. Sukurtą tvenkinių atlasą palyginti su kitose šalyse egzistuojančiais atlasais. Tiriamojo darbo metodika: Pagrindinis šaltinis, kuriuo buvo pasinaudota sudarant vandens jėgainių atstatymo vietų duomenų bazę, – Vandens išteklių instituto Microsoft Excel failu su istoriniais vandens tvenkinių duomenimis. Duomenys buvo papildyti ir atnaujinti pagal naujausią turimą informaciją. Atlasas sudarytas pasinaudojant ArcGIS 10.2 programine įranga ant GIS platformos. Sudarytas Vandens jėgainių atstatymo vietų interaktyvus žemėlapis buvo lyginamas su kitais, panašios tematikos, interaktyviais atlasais. Tiriamojo darbo rezultatai: 1. Tyrimo metu buvo nustatytos 125 tvenkinių, kurių galia didesnė nei 10 kW vietos ir įvertinta kiek šių tvenkinių patenka į saugomas teritorijas. Daugiausia tvenkinių yra regioniniuose... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Object of the research: Lithuanian ponds Aim of the research: to determine and visualize potential localities (with technical characteristics), which would be proper for development of small hydro energy in Lithuania, make an interactive water reservoirs atlas. Objectives of the research: 1. To perform literature analyses, focusing on review of the existing hydropower interactive atlases; 2. To compare and analyze worlds existing atlases; 3. To collect the hydrological and other information of existing ponds; 4. To create GIS database of the existing ponds in Lithuania; 5. To analyze the hydro energetic parameters of the ponds; 6. To compare the created atlas with the other atlases in foreign countries. Research methodology: the primary source, which have been used for reconstruction of water power sites database - the Microsoft Excel file from Water Resources Institute with historical data of water ponds. The data have been supplemented and updated according to the latest available information. Atlas was drawn up using the ArcGIS software 10.2 on a GIS platform. Reconstruction of water power sites composed of the interactive map was compared with other similar-themed, Interactive atlases. Research results: 1. During the research it was found 125 ponds, with a power greater than 10 kW and it was rated how much of these ponds falls into the protected areas. Most ponds are in regional parks - 8 ponds and 4 ponds in Natūra 2000 territories. 2. The investigation estimated that... [to full text]

Esta pesquisa foi desenvolvida nas lagoas facultativas das estações de tratamento de esgoto dos municípios de Pariquera-Açu (PA) e Jacupiranga (JA), com diferentes configurações, sendo a primeira composta por lagoa anaeróbia seguida de facultativa com chicanas e a outra por lagoa aerada mecanicamente seguida de facultativa. Estas lagoas são consideradas ambientes hipereutróficos, pois apresentam grande quantidade de matéria orgânica oriunda dos esgotos domésticos e industriais. O conhecimento da estrutura da comunidade fitoplanctônica e sua avaliação em diferentes horários do fotoperíodo são relevantes pois estes organismos são responsáveis pela produção de oxigênio necessário para a degradação da matéria orgânica. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo principal o estudo sazonal e diário da estrutura da comunidade fitoplanctônica e da produção primária nestas lagoas. Para atingir este objetivo foi caracterizada a estrutura da comunidade, em relação a biomassa e diversidade, e determinada a produção primária com incubações in situ através do método do oxigênio dissolvido. O estudo foi realizado em quatro épocas do ano (variação sazonal) no período das 7 às 16 horas, com amostragens de 3 em 3 horas (diária). Não foram observadas variações temporais e espaciais na estrutura da comunidade fitoplanctônica nas duas lagoas facultativas. Apenas as cianobactérias (principalmente a Synechocystis aquatilis e Phormidium sp) e clorofíceas (Kirchneriella lunaris, Chlorella Kessleri, Monoraphidium contortum, Monoraphidium sp, Chlamydomonas sp, Eutetramorus planctonicus e Micractinium pusillum) foram predominantes, nestas lagoas, porém em períodos alternados. Foram observados altos valores de produção primária bruta (15.891 mg\'O IND.2\'/\'M POT.3\'.h em PA; 5.700 mg\'O IND.2\'/\'M POT.3\'.h em JA) na interface água-sedimento das duas lagoas devido, provavelmente, ao padrão de mistura da coluna de água. Foram também observados altos valores de respiração da comunidade (abril, julho e setembro), devido à alta concentração de matéria orgânica presente nestes sistemas e, portanto, maior decomposição, indicando predominância de processos heterotróficos. / This research was developed in facultative ponds of the waste water treatment plant of Pariquera-Açu and Jacupiranga cities with different configurations, being the first composed by anaerobic pond followed by facultative with chicanas and the another composed by aerated mechanic pond followed by facultative. These ponds are considered hypereutrophic environments because it shows a large quantity of organic matter derived from the domestic and industrial sewage. The knowledge of phytoplanktonic community structure and its evaluation in different times of photoperiod are relevant since such organisms was responsible by production of oxygen necessary to the degrade of organic matter. This research had the main goal the seasonal and daily study of the phytoplanktonic community and the primary production in these ponds. To reach this objective the structure of the community was characterized in relation to biomass and density, and determined the primary production with incubations in situ through the dissolved oxygen method. The study was made in four periods of the year (seasonal variation) between the 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., with samplings of 3-to-3 hours (daily). It was not observed temporal and spatial variations in the phytoplanktonic community structure in the facultative ponds. Only cyanobacteria (mainly Synechocystis aquatilis and Phormidium sp) and chlorophycea (Kirchneriella lunaris, Chlorella Kessleri, Monoraphidium contortum, Monoraphidium sp, Chlamydomonas sp, Eutetramorus planctonicus and Micractinium pusillum) were predominant in these ponds, however, in alternated periods. It was observed high rates of gross primary production (15891 mg\'O IND.2\'/\'M POT.3\'.h, PA; 5700 mg\'O IND.2\'/\'M POT.3\'.h, JA) in the interface water-sediment of both ponds due, probably, to the standard of mixed conditions of water column. It was also observed high rates of community respiration (April, July and September), due to the high concentration of organic matter present in these systems and, therefore, greater decomposition, indicating predominance of heterotrophic processes.

As lagoas de estabilização compõem sistemas de tratamento de águas residuárias sujeitos à variação de eficiência decorrente, dentre outros fatores, das variações climáticas. A variação de eficiência e da estratificação em lagoas de estabilização, localizadas em ambiente subtropical, em diferentes épocas do ano, foi o principal objetivo dessa pesquisa. Para essa finalidade, a eficiência de dois sistemas de lagoas de estabilização localizadas no Vale do Ribeira de Iguape (SP) - nas cidades de Jacupiranga e Pariquera-Açu - foi determinada, em período sazonal (quatro épocas do ano) e semanal (três dias consecutivos), assim como perfis de temperatura, condutividade elétrica, pH e oxigênio dissolvido e aspectos ambientais (temperatura do ar, radiação solar, direção e velocidade do vento e precipitação) foram mensurados. Além disso, aspectos operacionais, tais como, volume de lodo, de água, vazão e tempo de detenção teórico foram mensurados a fim de caracterizar apenas as lagoas facultativas. Alterações no comportamento sazonal destas variáveis e padrões de similaridade entre eficiência de cada lagoa e estratificação térmica foram analisadas através da ferramenta estatística análise do componente principal (PCA). Observou-se, principalmente, que a variação sazonal de eficiência foi relevante, sendo que, em julho/06 a qualidade do afluente e do efluente foi diferente das outras épocas do ano, ou seja, houve variação sazonal de variáveis físicas e químicas. Variação diária foi observada em janeiro/06, época de maiores precipitações e maior homogeneidade térmica. Na PCA, a estratificação térmica foi significativa, ou seja, esteve relacionada com outras variáveis. A vazão e tempo de detenção, nas lagoas facultativas, estiveram dentro de faixas observadas em outras lagoas de estabilização e o volume de lodo não ultrapassou 3% do volume das lagoas. / Stabilization ponds compose systems of wastewater treatment citizens to the variation of efficiency decurrent, amongst other factors, of the climatic variations. The variation of efficiency and stratification in stabilization ponds, located in subtropical environment, at different seasons, was the main objective. For this purpose, the efficiency of two stabilization ponds systems located in the Vale do Ribeira de Iguape (SP) - in cities as Jacupiranga and Pariquera-Açu - was determined, in sazonal period (four seasons) and weekly (three days consecutive), as well as temperature, electric condutivity, pH and dissolved oxygen profiles and environment aspects had been measured (air temperature, solar radiation, direction and speed of the wind and precipitation). Moreover, operational aspects, such as, volume of sludge, volume of water, outflow and theoretical detention times had been measured in order to characterize only the facultative ponds. Alterations in sazonal behavior of these variables and standards of similarity between efficiency and thermal stratification had been analyzed through the tool statistics análise do componente principal (PCA). It was observed, mainly, that the sazonal variation of efficiency was important, so, in July/06 the quality of the affluent and effluent was different to the other seasons, in other words, it was observed sazonal variation of physical and chemical variable. Daily variation happened in January/06, time of more precipitations and thermal homogeneity. In other analysis with PCA, the thermal stratification was significant and it was related with other variable. The outflow and detention times, in the facultative ponds, had been similar others facultatives ponds and the volume of sludge did not exceed 3% of the volume of water in the ponds.

O estudo da comunidade microbiana que participa do processo de estabilização da matéria orgânica presente nos efluentes sanitários é fundamental para o melhor conhecimento dos tipos de sistemas de tratamento biológico. A avaliação da dinâmica de algas e bactérias presentes no sistema australiano de lagoas de estabilização da cidade de Novo Horizonte (SP) foi o principal objetivo deste trabalho. Para esta avaliação foram determinadas as densidades destes organismos (contagem direta) e a taxa de produção fitoplanctônica (medida pela produção de oxigênio dissolvido) e comparadas às condições abióticas, em escala nictemeral (coletas a cada 6 horas), sazonal (4 épocas do ano), espacial longitudinal (5 estações ao longo do sistema) e vertical (3 profundidades nas lagoas facultativas). Os resultados obtidos indicaram diferenças sazonais na qualidade do efluente final e no desempenho das lagoas. Mesmo com estas diferenças, o efluente final pode ser considerado como potencialmente eutrofizante quanto à concentração de matéria orgânica e de fósforo total. As lagoas facultativas apresentaram condição de anaerobiose na maior parte da coluna de água, o que contribuiu com a não eficiência do sistema / The study of the microbial community (algae and bacteria) that participates of the organic matter stabilization process in the effluent sanitary it is important for the best knowledge of the types of the biological treatment systems. The evaluation of the dynamics of the algae and bacteria in the Australian wastewater stabilization ponds of the Novo Horizonte city (SP) was the main objective of this research. For this evaluation, the densities of these organisms (direct counting) and the primary production rate were determined (measured for the production of oxygen dissolved) and compared to the abiotics conditions, in nictemeral scale (it collects to each 6 hours), seasonal (four periods of the year), longitudinal (5 stations through the system) and vertical spatial (three depths in the facultative ponds). The results indicated seasonal differences in the final effluent quality and in the ponds performance. Although these differences, the final effluent can be considered as potentially eutrophic according to the organic matter and total phosphorus concentrations. The facultative ponds showed an anaerobic condition on the great part of the water column, which contributed with the low efficiency of the system

Discute o pós-tratamento de efluente de lagoas facultativas visando à remoção de nitrogênio amoniacal. Para isso, foram utilizadas unidades terciárias em escala piloto. A escolha do tipo de unidades para o pós-tratamento do efluente levou em consideração a questão do baixo custo e simplicidade de operação. Desta forma, para o estudo, fez-se opção por lagoas rasas e filtros percoladores como unidades de pós-tratamento. O objetivo principal do trabalho foi associar as taxas de aplicação superficial e volumétricas com as remoções de nitrogênio amoniacal nessas unidades. Para lagoas em escala piloto, foram adotadas profundidades de 0,5 m e 1,0 m. As lagoas rasas foram submetidas a diferentes taxas de aplicação e TDH. Para os filtros percoladores, foram escolhidos dois materiais diferentes como meio suporte, pedra britada e anel plástico. Os filtros foram submetidos a diferentes condições operacionais. Para os dois tipos de unidades complementares de tratamento, foram verificados os efeitos das condições ambientais sobre as eficiências de remoção. Na lagoa de 0,5 m foram observadas concentrações de nitrogênio amoniacal abaixo de 20 mg-N/L para tempos de detenção de 5 dias e taxas de aplicação superficial de 50 kgDBO/ha.d. Na lagoa de 1,0 m, concentrações de nitrogênio amoniacal abaixo de 20 mg-N/L só foram possíveis com taxas de aplicação de 50 kgDBO/ha.d e TDH de 10 dias. A lagoa de 0,5 m apresentou uma eficiência maior na remoção de nitrogênio amoniacal do que a lagoa de 1,0 m. Os efluentes dos filtros apresentaram concentrações de nitrogênio amoniacal acima de 20 mg-N/L com taxas acima de 0,20 kgDBO/m³.d. Para taxas de aplicação hidráulica acima de 18 m³/m².d e 0,70 kgDBO/m².d houve o encerramento do processo de nitrificação nos filtros. Os valores de pH e as concentrações de NH3 no efluente da lagoa facultativa submeteram os filtros a operar dentro da faixa de inibição da nitratação, devido ao NH3, sendo observadas concentrações significativas de nitrito no seu efluente. Os filtros percoladores não foram adequados como unidades de pós-tratamento de efluente de lagoa. Embora as lagoas rasas não tenham atendido aos aspectos de múltiplas qualidades do efluente, elas foram mais adequadas ao pós-tratamento de efluente de lagoa facultativa do que os filtros percoladores. / This study discusses the post treatment of effluent ponds aiming at removing the ammonia nitrogen. To this end, tertiary units were used in a pilot scale. The choice of units for the post treatment of the effluent took into consideration the issue of low cost and simplicity of operation. Thus, for this study, we chose shallow ponds and trickling filters as post-treatment units. The main objective of this study was to associate the superficial and the volumetric application rates with the removal of ammonia nitrogen of these units. For the ponds on a pilot scale, two depths were adopted: a pond of 0.5 m and another one of 1.0 m depth. The shallow ponds were subjected to different loading rates and HRT. For the trickling filters, two different kinds of materials were chosen as a medium support: crushed stone and plastic ring. The filters were also subjected to different operating conditions. For both types of additional treatment units it was observed the effects of the environmental conditions on the removal efficiencies. In the pond of 0.5 m depth, it was observed concentrations of ammonia nitrogen below 20 mg-N/L for detention times of 5 days and superficial application rates of 50 kgBOD/ha.d. In the pond of 1.0 m depth, concentrations of ammonia nitrogen below 20 mg-N/L were only possible with application rates of 50 kgBOD/ha.d and HRT of 10 days. The 0.5m-depth pond showed a better efficiency in the removal of ammonia nitrogen than then1.0m-depth pond. The filters had concentrations above 20mg-N/L with rates above 0.20 kgBOD/m³.d. For hydraulic application rates above 18m³/m².d and 0.70kgBOD/m².d there was the cessation of the nitrification process in the filters. The pH values and the concentrations of NH3 in the effluent of the facultative pond made the filters operate within the range of inhibition of nitration, due to the NH3, and it was observed significant concentrations of nitrite in the effluent of the filters. The trickling filters were not suitable as units of post-treatment pond effluent. Although the shallow ponds have not met the multiple aspects of quality of the effluent, they were more adequately for facultative pond effluents post-treatment than trickling filters.

Orientador: Liliane Lazzari Albertin / Resumo: A situação de escassez de recursos financeiros destinados ao tratamento e coleta de esgotos municipais, no Brasil, torna essencial a busca por tecnologias de tratamento que priorizem baixos custos de instalação e operação. Além da negligência que existe no tratamento de esgotos, os métodos utilizados, muitas vezes, não são capazes de remover os micropoluentes que estão presentes nos esgotos domésticos. Os micropoluentes podem ser desde fármacos, que são expelidos na urina ou descartados de maneira inadequada, a hormônios naturais ou sintéticos. Esse trabalho consistiu em realizar um processo de polimento do esgoto sanitário da cidade de Ilha Solteira – SP. O sistema de polimento é constituído por dois tanques, onde foi cultivada a macrófita Landoltia punctata. Foi também avaliado e feito a recirculação do efluente, no tratamento de esgoto. Neste sistema de polimento, foram avaliadas as eficiências de tratamento para os parâmetros de DBO, DQO, NT, NO3-, PT e ST. As maiores eficiências de remoção para DBO, DQO, NT, NO3-, PT e ST foram de 66,35%, 59,08%, 26,76%, 28,38%, 6,85% e 40,08%. Outro aspecto avaliado foi a taxa de crescimento da macrófita cultivada em esgoto sanitário. As maiores taxas de crescimento relativo foram de 3,84 e 3,17 g.m-2.d-1 MS. Considerando a presença de desreguladores endócrinos (DEs) no efluente da Estação de Tratamento de Esgoto (ETE) de Ilha Solteira, foi analisado a absorção dos estrógenos 17α-etinilestradiol (EE2) e o estriol (E3) pela macrófita, av... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The scarcity of financial resources for the treatment and collection of municipal wastewater in Brazil makes search for treatment technologies essential with low installation and operation costs. In addition, the methods used are often not able to remove the micropollutants that are present in domestic sewage. Micropollutants can range from drugs that are expelled in the urine or inappropriately discarded to natural or synthetic hormones. This work consisted of a process to polishing the sanitary sewage of the city of Ilha Solteira - SP. The treatment system consists of two tanks, where the macrophyte Landoltia punctata was grown. In one of the tanks, a recirculation system was performed. In this polishing system, the treatment efficiencies for the BOD, COD, TN, NO3-, TP and ST parameters were evaluated. The highest removal efficiencies for BOD, COD, TN, NO3-, TP and ST were 66,35%, 59,08%, 26,76%, 28,38%, 6,85% and 40,08%. Another aspect evaluated was the growth rate of the macrophyte. The highest relative growth rates were 3.84 and 3.17 g.m-2.d-1 MS. Considering the presence of endocrine disrupters (DEs) in the effluent from the Sewage Treatment Plant (ETE) in Ilha Solteira - SP, 17α-ethinyl estradiol (EE2) and estriol (E3) were analyzed on the plant to evaluate possible risks on the reuse of the biomass. The maximum achieved efficiencies for removal of E3 and EE2 were 83.63% and 83.50%, respectively. The recirculation tank was more effective at removing E3, while the non-r... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre