scholarly journals Grey water footprint of a dairy industry wastewater treatment plant: a comparative study

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-144
Author(s):  
Pelin Soyertaş Yapıcıoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Footprint ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Organic Content ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Oil And Grease ◽  
Grey Water ◽  
Industry Wastewater

Abstract Available fresh water demand of a growing population is a fundamental concern of water resource sustainability. Dairy industry wastewater treatment plants have been considered a major polluter due to the high organic content and large wastewater discharges. Grey water footprint (GWF) was developed by the Water Footprint Network (WFN) as a measure of the water pollution loading. In this study, four treatment scenarios including no treatment process (Scenario-1), primary treatment using Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) (Scenario-2), secondary treatment using DAF and a Upflow Sludge Bed (UASB) reactor (Scenario-3), and a DAF and UASB with a reuse application applying reverse osmosis (RO) (Scenario-4) have been studied for a full-scale dairy industry wastewater treatment plant. For these four scenarios, GWF assessment was undertaken using the WFN method by taking into consideration three pollutant parameters, chemical oxygen demand (COD), fats, oil and grease (FOG) and total suspended solids (TSS). The results show that the GWF of Scenario-4 for COD was lowest with the value of −5,609 m3/d and Scenario-1 has the highest GWF for TSS with the value of 41,026 m3/d. According to the assessment results, reuse applications decrease the GWF values.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a domestic wastewater treatment plant at an intermediate city in Cochabamba, Bolivia

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 908-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Saavedra ◽  
Ramiro Escalera ◽  
Gustavo Heredia ◽  
Renato Montoya ◽  
Ivette Echeverría ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Annual Rainfall ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge

Abstract This study aims to determine the seasonal variability in the performance of a medium size population wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Bolivia. The semi-arid area where the WWTP is located is characterized as agricultural land, with an annual rainfall of 500 mm and a mean temperature of 17 °C. The WWTP is built up of five modules, each one comprising two treatment trains composed of an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor and horizontal gravel filter. The performance of the full process has been determined based on water quantity and quality. Seven monitoring campaigns of chemical and physical wastewater characteristics were performed from March to December 2017. The measured effluent showed average removal efficiencies of 83 ± 8% and 37 ± 60% for total chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total suspended solids (TSS), respectively. The treatment system has proven to be efficient to remove organic matter and TSS, despite the occurrence of high COD and total solids (TS) influent concentrations, the accumulation of solids at all the processes and the variability of flow and temperature inside the UASB reactors. In order to improve further this efficiency, it is recommended to implement a primary sedimentation unit as a pretreatment for the UASB system that would help to homogenize both the flow and the quality of the influent.

scholarly journals Proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant for a Paper Mill

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 25-28
Author(s):  
Arshad Ali ◽  
Muhammad Jawed Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Paper Mill ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Plant Design ◽  
Pollution Load ◽  
Effi Ciency ◽  
Wastewater Samples

The decline in the availability and alarming pollution of the existing water resources is the major environmental problem of third-world countries. The main reason of water pollution is the disposal of untreated industrial effl uents. This study was designed to evaluate the pollution load caused by a paper mill, and to propose a wastewater treatment plant design, based on the analyses of wastewater samples. The wastewater samples were collected from the local paper mill for a period of more than four months on a regular basis. The pH, temperature, color, TSS, TDS, BOD, COD and AOX were measured as, 8.1, 23°C, 2,431 PtCo unit, 956 mg/L, 3,046 mg/L, 1,582 mg/L, 2,492 mg/L and 19.81 mg/L, respectively. Based on the data obtained, the wastewater treatment plant consisting of a screening chamber, primary sedimentation tank and a UASB reactor was designed. It was concluded that the treatment effi ciency of more than 75% removal of BOD and COD concentrations could be accomplished. The treatment plant will also be able to produce 2,200 m3/day of biogas.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hn.v11i0.7157 Hydro Nepal Vol.11 2011 pp.25-28

scholarly journals Wastewater Treatment Plant Assessment by Quantifying the Carbon and Water Footprint

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3204
Author(s):  
Eva Gómez-Llanos ◽  
Agustín Matías-Sánchez ◽  
Pablo Durán-Barroso
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Water Footprint ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Blue Water ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Urban Water Cycle ◽  
Joint Evaluation

In the context of efficient and sustainable management of the elements of the urban water cycle as an aim of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the evaluation of indicators such as the water footprint (WF) and the carbon footprint (CF) in a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) provides a quantification of the environmental impact, both negative and positive, which implies its exploitation. In this study, in addition to WF and CF quantification, a joint evaluation of both indicators was conducted. Consumption is indicated by the blue water footprint (WFBlue) and emissions by CF. Both are related to the operational grey water footprint (∆WFG,mef) in two ratios, WFR and CFR. In this way, the water consumed and gases emitted are measured according to the reduction range of the pollutant load of the discharge. The results for four WWTPs show operational scenarios for better management in accordance with the WFD.

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