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Gaza wastewater treatment plant as a model for low cost wastewater treatment technology in semi-arid environment

Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant (GWWTP) is a well-established facility, and was used to study the suitability of individual treatment components as possible low cost treatment systems for semi-arid regions in terms of removal efficiency. Samples were taken at weekly intervals over an 18 week period....

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Main Authors: Abdel M.R. Nassar, Husam Al Najar, Michael Smith, Majed Ghannam
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Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/5317
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author Abdel M.R. Nassar
Husam Al Najar
Michael Smith
Majed Ghannam
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Husam Al Najar
Michael Smith
Majed Ghannam
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description Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant (GWWTP) is a well-established facility, and was used to study the suitability of individual treatment components as possible low cost treatment systems for semi-arid regions in terms of removal efficiency. Samples were taken at weekly intervals over an 18 week period. During this period there were significant removals of BOD, COD and TSS. The removal efficiencies of BOD and TSS in the anaerobic component were 41% and 44% respectively, while BOD removal efficiencies in the bio-towers and aerated lagoons were 56% and 51% respectively. Calculations to predict the expected removal efficiencies of each individual component match those observed, based on analyzed samples, except for the anaerobic treatment facility where lagoons are partially filled with sludge, as a consequence of which the hydraulic retention time is less than assumed. Taken as a whole the average reductions for BOD, COD and TSS were 90, 86 and 88% respectively. All these reductions mean that the final effluent is able to satisfy the guidelines for discharge to the sea.
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spelling rr-article-95828902010-01-01T00:00:00Z Gaza wastewater treatment plant as a model for low cost wastewater treatment technology in semi-arid environment Abdel M.R. Nassar (7181849) Husam Al Najar (7216976) Michael Smith (1259025) Majed Ghannam (7216979) Gaza Wastewater treatment Cost Efficiency Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant (GWWTP) is a well-established facility, and was used to study the suitability of individual treatment components as possible low cost treatment systems for semi-arid regions in terms of removal efficiency. Samples were taken at weekly intervals over an 18 week period. During this period there were significant removals of BOD, COD and TSS. The removal efficiencies of BOD and TSS in the anaerobic component were 41% and 44% respectively, while BOD removal efficiencies in the bio-towers and aerated lagoons were 56% and 51% respectively. Calculations to predict the expected removal efficiencies of each individual component match those observed, based on analyzed samples, except for the anaerobic treatment facility where lagoons are partially filled with sludge, as a consequence of which the hydraulic retention time is less than assumed. Taken as a whole the average reductions for BOD, COD and TSS were 90, 86 and 88% respectively. All these reductions mean that the final effluent is able to satisfy the guidelines for discharge to the sea. 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/5317 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Gaza_wastewater_treatment_plant_as_a_model_for_low_cost_wastewater_treatment_technology_in_semi-arid_environment/9582890 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
spellingShingle Gaza
Wastewater treatment
Cost
Efficiency
Abdel M.R. Nassar
Husam Al Najar
Michael Smith
Majed Ghannam
Gaza wastewater treatment plant as a model for low cost wastewater treatment technology in semi-arid environment
title Gaza wastewater treatment plant as a model for low cost wastewater treatment technology in semi-arid environment
title_full Gaza wastewater treatment plant as a model for low cost wastewater treatment technology in semi-arid environment
title_fullStr Gaza wastewater treatment plant as a model for low cost wastewater treatment technology in semi-arid environment
title_full_unstemmed Gaza wastewater treatment plant as a model for low cost wastewater treatment technology in semi-arid environment
title_short Gaza wastewater treatment plant as a model for low cost wastewater treatment technology in semi-arid environment
title_sort gaza wastewater treatment plant as a model for low cost wastewater treatment technology in semi-arid environment
topic Gaza
Wastewater treatment
Cost
Efficiency
url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/5317