A DYNAMIC-MODEL FOR PREDICTING EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS OF ORGANIC PRIORITY POLLUTANTS FROM AN INDUSTRIAL WASTE-WATER TREATMENT-PLANT

Authors
OBRIEN GJ TEATHER EW
Citation
Gj. Obrien et Ew. Teather, A DYNAMIC-MODEL FOR PREDICTING EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS OF ORGANIC PRIORITY POLLUTANTS FROM AN INDUSTRIAL WASTE-WATER TREATMENT-PLANT, Water environment research, 67(6), 1995, pp. 935-942
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Limnology,"Environmental Sciences","Water Resources","Engineering, Environmental
Journal title
Water environment research → ACNP
ISSN journal
10614303
Volume
67
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
935 - 942
Database
ISI
SICI code
1061-4303(1995)67:6<935:ADFPEC>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A dynamic model that successfully predicted effluent concentrations of several priority pollutants has been developed. The aeration and clar ifier tanks were modeled, and the model was verified with data collect ed from a large industrial wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The WWTP uses powdered activated carbon in combination with activated sludge i n the aeration tanks (PACT process). A dynamic model was needed becaus e the influent concentrations varied with time, and steady-state model s could not adequately predict effluent concentrations.