Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:03:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 YTCS_DISSERT.pdf: 5384825 bytes, checksum: aa8710a0ccd842fef87d4421af582dca (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-12-18 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Only 32% of the population of Natal is attended by sewage, while the remaining population use pits and septic tanks. The characterization of the contents of septic tanks and pits contributes to the performance of such system and may guide the decision on treatment of these contents. The main of this research is to characterize the contents of interior residential pits and septic tanks in the greater Natal, with the following specific goals: to develop and manufacture a sampler capable of collecting a representative sample of the entire column (the surface scum, the clarified liquid and sludge bottom); to compare the contents of the tanks with the pits; to compare the contents of the septage from vacuum trucks; to relate the composition content with socioeconomic characteristics of households; to compare the content in both chambers of the septic tanks in series; to assess the situation of the content before and six months after the cleanness; and ultimately propose a pilot scale plant for treatment of septage. Once the sampler was developed, samples were collected within 14 septic tanks and 10 pits in many districts of Natal. Medians of the 24 systems were obtained: temperature, pH, conductivity, oil and grease, total solids, total suspended solids and sediments of 28.0 ?C, 6.95; 882 mS/cm, 75.2 mg/L; 10,169 mg/L, 6,509 mg/L and 175 mL/L respectively; 111.0 mgN/L for ammonia, 130.5 mgN/ L for organic nitrogen, 0.2 mgN/L for nitrite, 0.4 mg/L for nitrate; 8935 mgO2/L for COD, 29.2 mgP/L for total phosphorus, thermotolerant coliforms from 9.95 E +06 CFU/100mL helminth eggs and 9.2 eggs/L with a maximum concentration of 688 eggs/L and minimum of 0 eggs/L. Medians of organic nitrogen and TKN were significantly different between groups of tanks and pits. The systems with cleanness gap from 11 and 20 years presented the higher concentrations for most variables. The effluent from the toilets and bathrooms participate more effectively in contributing fractions of solids, alkalinity, nitrogen, COD, total phosphorus, thermotolerant coliforms and helminth eggs. The systems used by socioeconomics class with income from R$ 3,700.00 to R$ 7,600.00, presented higher concentrations for COD, nitrogen, solids and helminth eggs. The first of the two chambers had always presented higher concentrations over the second compartment. The analysis of variance for most variables, showed that the values of septic tanks, pits and septage from vacuum trucks belong to the same group. In the samples taken after cleanness, the median of pH and temperature increased, while alkalinity, COD, organic nitrogen, total phosphorus, ammonia and helminth eggs decreased. The oils and greases and thermotolerant coliforms had slightly varied due to the continuous release of sewage into the systems that maintained their steady state concentrations. / Apenas 32% da popula??o de Natal ? coberta por rede coletora de esgotos, sendo as fossas e tanques s?pticos os mecanismos de disposi??o de esgotos comumente utilizados pelo restante da popula??o. A caracteriza??o do conte?do de fossas e tanques colabora para o conhecimento sobre o tratamento desses res?duos no pr?prio domic?lio, al?m de enriquecer as informa??es a respeito deste conte?do. O objetivo geral desta pesquisa ? caracterizar o conte?do do interior de fossas e tanques s?pticos residenciais da cidade de Natal, tendo como metas espec?ficas desenvolver e fabricar um amostrador capaz de coletar uma amostra representativa de toda a coluna dos tanques s?pticos e fossas, que contemple a escuma da superf?cie, o l?quido clarificado e o lodo presente no fundo; comparar o conte?do dos tanques com os das fossas; comparar o conte?do com os res?duos dos caminh?es limpa-fossa; avaliar a composi??o do conte?do e relacionar com as caracter?sticas s?cio-econ?micas dos domic?lios; comparar a qualidade do conte?do nas duas c?maras dos tanques s?pticos em s?rie; avaliar a situa??o do conte?do antes e decorridos seis meses ap?s o esgotamento e, por fim, propor uma esta??o, em escala piloto, para o tratamento dos res?duos gerados por tanques s?pticos e fossas. Com o amostrador desenvolvido foram coletadas amostras do interior de 14 tanques s?pticos e 10 fossas em bairros de Natal. O conte?do dos 24 sistemas obteve medianas para temperatura, pH, condutividade el?trica, ?leos e graxas, s?lidos totais, s?lidos suspensos totais e sediment?veis de 28,0?C; 6,95; 882 mS/cm; 75,2 mg/L; 10.169 mg/L; 6.509 mg/L e 175 mL/L respectivamente; 111,0 mgN/L para am?nia, 130,5 mgN/L para nitrog?nio org?nico, 0,2 mgN/L para nitrito, 0,4 mg/L para nitrato; 8.935 mgO2/L para DQO, 29,2 mgP/L para f?sforo total; coliformes termotolerantes de 9,95E+06 UFC/100mL e ovos de helmintos 9,2 ovos/L com concentra??o m?xima de 688 ovos/L e m?nima de 0 ovos/L. Houve diferen?a estat?stica significativa para nitrog?nio org?nico e NTK entre os grupos dos tanques e fossas. A classe com tempo de esgotamento entre 11 a 20 anos apresentou para a maioria das vari?veis concentra??es bem mais elevadas. O efluente oriundo dos banheiros e sanit?rios participou mais efetivamente na contribui??o das fra??es dos s?lidos, alcalinidade, fra??es nitrogenadas, DQO, f?sforo total, coliformes termotolerantes e ovos de helmintos. A classe com renda entre R$ 3.700,00 a R$ 7.600,00, apresentou maiores concentra??es para DQO, nitrog?nio, s?lidos e ovos de helmintos. A primeira c?mara dos tanques s?pticos de duas c?maras em s?rie apresentou conte?do mais concentrado em rela??o ao segundo compartimento. Nas an?lises de vari?ncia a maioria das vari?veis apontou que os valores de fossas, tanques s?pticos e res?duos de carros limpa-fossa pertencem ao mesmo grupo. Na amostragem ap?s o esgotamento, o pH e temperatura aumentaram suas medianas, enquanto que alcalinidade, DQO, nitrog?nio org?nico, f?sforo total, am?nia e ovos de helmintos diminu?ram. Os ?leos e graxas e coliformes termotolerantes variaram pouco devido ao lan?amento cont?nuo de esgoto dentro dos sistemas que mantinham suas concentra??es est?veis