A Dynamic Model for Predicting Effluent Concentrations of Organic Priority Pollutants from an Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant

A dynamic model that successfully predicted effluent concentrations of several priority pollutants has been developed. The aeration and clarifier tanks were modeled, and the model was verified with data collected from a large industrial wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The WWTP uses powdered activ...

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Published in:Water environment research 1995-09, Vol.67 (6), p.935-942
Main Authors: O'Brien, Gerald J., Teather, Eric W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aeration
Applied sciences
Chlorides
Coefficients
Dynamic modeling
Exact sciences and technology
Freshwater
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Industrial wastewaters
Modeling
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Organic pollution
Pilot plants
Pollution
POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON
PRIORITY POLLUTANTS
Research Papers
Treaties
TREATMENT
Wastewater treatment
Wastewaters
Water pollution
Water treatment and pollution
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Summary:A dynamic model that successfully predicted effluent concentrations of several priority pollutants has been developed. The aeration and clarifier tanks were modeled, and the model was verified with data collected from a large industrial wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The WWTP uses powdered activated carbon in combination with activated sludge in the aeration tanks (PACT process). A dynamic model was needed because the influent concentrations varied with time, and steady-state models could not adequately predict effluent concentrations.
ISSN:1061-4303
1554-7531
DOI:10.2175/106143095X133167