Nitrification in bulk water and biolfims of algae wastewater stabilization ponds

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 93-101

  Babu, Mohd A ^a   Mushi, M M ^b   van der Steen, N P ^c   Hooijmans, C M ^c   Gijzen, H J ^c  

^a ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IN UGANDA   (Uganda)

^b Dar es Salaam Maritime Institute   (Tanzania)

^c UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Bulk water; Modelling; Nitrification; Wastewater stabilization ponds

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CALIBRATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; STABILIZATION PONDS;

BIOFILM ACTIVITY; BULK WATER; CALIBRATED MODEL; WASTEWATER STABILIZATION PONDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; WATER;

BIOFILMS; CALIBRATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; STABILIZATION PONDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM; EFFLUENT; NITRIFICATION; POND; WASTEWATER;

ALGA; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; CALIBRATION; COLOMBIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; GROWTH RATE; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PALESTINE; PREDICTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION;

ALGAE;

EID: 34250767799     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.354     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (27)

1. Baskaran, K., Scott, P.H. and Connor, M.A. (1992). Biofilms as an aid to nitrogen removal in sewage treatment lagoons. Wat. Sci. Tech., 26(7-8), 1707-1716.
2. Caicedo, J.R. (2005). Comparison of performance of full-scale duckweed and algae stabilization ponds. In: Effect of operational variables on nitrogen transformations in duckweed stabilization ponds. PhD Dissertation, UNESCO-IHE institute for water education and Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
3. Craggs, L.J., Tanner, C.C., Sukias, J.P.S. and Davies, C.R.J. (2000). Nitrification potential of attached biofilms in dairy wastewater stabilization ponds. Wat. Sci. Tech., 42(10-11), 195-202.
4. Gijzen, H.J. and Khondker, M. (1997). An overview of ecology, physiology, cultivation and application of duckweed, Literature review. Report of Duckweed Research project, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
5. Gijzen, H.J. and Mulder, A. (2001). The global nitrogen cycle out of balance. Water, 21(Aug 2001), 38-40.
6. Gijzen, H.J., Bos, J.J., Hilderink, H.B.M., Moussa, M., Niessen, L.W. and de Ruyter van Steveninck, E.D. (2004). Quick scan health benefits and costs of water supply and sanitation. Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. National Institute for Public Health and the Environment - (MNP-RIVM). The Netherlands.
7. Hammer, D.A. and Knight, R.L. (1994). Designing constructed wetlands for nitrogen removal. Wat. Sci. Tech., 29(4), 15-27.
8. Kuenen, G.J. and Robertson, L.A. (1994). Combined nitrification-denitrification processes. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 15, 109-117.
9. Leu, H.G., Lee, C.D., Ouyang, C.F. and Tseng, H. (1998). Effects of organic matter conversion rates of nitrogenous compounds in a channel reactor under various flow conditions. Wat. Res., 32, 891-899.
10. Mara, D.D. (2004). Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries, Earth Scan, London.
11. Mara, D.D. and Pearson, H.W. (1998). Design manual for waste stabilization ponds in Mediterranean countries, European Investment bank, Lagoon Technology International Ltd, Leeds, England.
12. Mara, D.D., Alabster, G.P., Pearson, H.W. and Mills, S.W. (1992). Waste stabilization ponds, a design manual for Eastern Africa, Lagoon Technology International, Leeds, England.
13. McLean, B.M., Baskran, K. and Connor, M.A. (2000). The use of algal-bacterial biofilms to enhance nitrification rates in lagoons: Experience under laboratory and pilot scale conditions. Wat. Sci. Tech., 42(10-11), 187-194.
14. Metcalf and Eddy (1991). Wastewater Engineering. Treatment, Disposal and Reuse, 2nd Ed. Revised by Tchobanoglous, G., Burton, F.L. McGraw Hill, Inc., USA.
15. Metcalf and Eddy (2003). Wastewater Engineering. Treatment and Reuse, 4th Ed, Tchobanoglous, G., Burton, F.L. and Stensel, H.D. (eds), McGraw Hill, Inc., USA.
16. Moussa, M.S., Lubberding, H.J., Hooijmans, C.M., van Loosdrecht, M.C.M. and Gijzen, H.J. (2003). Improved method for determination of ammonia and nitrite oxidation activities in mixed bacterial culture. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 63, 217-221.
17. Pearson, H.W. (1996). Expanding the horizons of pond technology and application in an environmentally conscious world. Wat. Sci. Tech., 33(7), 1-9.
18. Pearson, H.W., Mara, D.D. and Bartone, C.R. (1987). Guidelines for minimum evaluation of the performance of full scale waste stabilization pond systems. Wat. Res., 21(9), 1067-1075.
19. Shilton, A. and Harrison, J. (2003). Guidelines for the Hydraulic Design of Waste Stabilization Ponds, Institute of technology and engineering, Massey University, New Zealand.
20. Shilton, A., Wilks, T., Smyth, J. and Bickers, P. (2000). Tracer studies on a New Zealand waste stabilization pond and analysis of treatment efficiency. Wat. Sci. Tech, 42(10-11), 343-348.
21. Steen, N.P. van der (2000). Faecal coliform removal from UASB effluent in integrated systems of algae and duckweed. PhD Thesis, Ben-Gurion University of Negev, Israel.
22. Veenstra, S. and Alaerts, G. (1996). Technology selection for pollution control. In Workshop on Sustainable Municipal Waste Water Treatment Systems, Balkema, A., Aalbers, H. and Heijndermans, E. (eds), Leusdan, The Netherlands, pp. 17-40.
23. WSSCC (2004). Resource packs on the water and sanitation Millennium Development Goals. Water supply and sanitation collaborative council, Geneva.
24. Yu, H., Tay, J. and Wilson, E (1997). A sustainable municipal wastewater treatment process for tropical and subtropical regions in developing countries. Wat. Sci. Tech., 35(9), 191-198.
25. Zimmo, OR. (2003). Nitrogen transformations and removal mechanisms in Algal and Duckweed Wastewater Stabilization Ponds. PhD Dissertation, and UNESCO - IHE institute for water education Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
26. Zimmo, O.R., Al sa'ed, R. and Gijzen, H. (2000). Comparison between algae based and duckweed based wastewater treatment. Differences in environmental conditions and nitrogen transformations. Wat. Sci. Tech., 42(10-11), 215-222.
27. Zimmo, O.R., van der Steen, N.P. and Gijzen, H.J. (2004). Nitrogen mass balance across a pilot-scale algae and duckweed based wastewater stabilization ponds. Wat. Res., 38(4), 913-920.