Nutrient removal process selection for planning and design of large wastewater treatment plant upgrade needs.

A protocol to select nutrient removal technologies that can achieve low nutrient effluents (total nitrogen (TN) < 5 mg/L and total phosphorus (TP) < 0.5 mg/L) was developed for different wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) sizes based on the research conducted during a Water Environment Research Foundation funded project. The adaptable protocol includes technology and cost assessment of feasible (pre-screened) nutrient removal technologies that are being successfully implemented at full scale. The information collected from the full scale nutrient removal plants to develop this protocol includes design, operational, performance, and cost data through a direct survey of plants, and published data. The protocol includes a "technology threshold" approach consisting of Tier I (TN < 5.0 mg/L; TP < 0.5 mg/L) and Tier II (TN < 3.0 mg/L; TP < 0.1 mg/L) effluent nutrient levels for different plant sizes. A very large WWTP (1,250,000 m(3)/day flow) in Chicago, Illinois, USA adapted this protocol for master planning and design of future nutrient removal facilities based on plant and site specific criteria.     

WEF/WERF study of BNR plants achieving very low N and P limits: evaluation of technology performance and process reliability

The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) funded a two-year comprehensive study of nutrient removal plants designed and operated to meet very low effluent total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) concentrations. WERF worked with the Water Environment Federation (WEF) to solicit participation of volunteers and provide a forum for information exchange at workshops at its annual conferences. Both existing and new technologies are being adapted to meet requirements that are as low as 3.0 mg/L TN and 0.1 mg/L TP, and there is a need to define their capabilities and reliabilities in the real world situation of wastewater treatment plants. A concern over very low daily permits for ammonia caused the work to be extended to include nitrification reliability. This effort focused on maximizing what can be learned from existing technologies in order to provide a database that will inform key decision makers about proper choices for both technologies and rationale bases for statistical permit writing. To this end, managers of 22 plants, 10 achieving low effluent TP, nine achieving low effluent TN, and three achieving low effluent NH(3)-N, provided three years of operational data that were analyzed using a consistent statistical approach. Technology Performance Statistics (TPSs) were developed as three separate values representing the ideal, median, and reliably achievable performance. Technological conclusions can be drawn from the study in terms of what can be learned by comparing the different nutrient removal and nitrification processes employed at these 22 plants.     

Evaluation of total phosphorus and total nitrogen methods in pulp mill effluents.

Under the Clean Water Action Plan, the US Environmental Protection Agency is requiring states to establish numeric criteria for phosphorus and nitrogen. In preparation for the development of nutrient criteria NCASI undertook a research project to conduct a comparative study of methods for the determination of total phosphorus and total nitrogen in pulp and paper mill matrices. This paper presents results of a single laboratory method evaluation and comparative study of digestion techniques and analytical methods for the determination of total phosphorus (TP) and total nitrogen (TN) in pulp and paper mill secondary treated effluents. Analytical methods included EPA Methods 365.2 and 365.4 for TP. TN and total kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) methods included EPA Methods 351.2, 351.4, and 353.2. Examinations of sample preservation and storage stability were conducted. Substitution of mercuric sulfate with copper sulfate during block digestion resulted in higher blank levels and method detection limits. TP measurements using EPA Method 365.4 (autoanalyzer) were found to be accurate with a positive bias as determined using matrix spike experiments. Sample digestion by acidic persulfate oxidation or mercuric sulfate block digestion in conjunction with EPA Method 365.4 yielded low blank levels (averages of 0.01 and 0.02 mg/L, respectively), precision of 2.1 and 2.4% relative standard deviations, respectively, and accuracy expressed as an average recovery (%R) of 117% for both. EPA Method 351.2 (autoanalyzer) was more precise than EPA Method 351.4 (ammonia probe). Accuracy (%R) for EPA Method 351.2 ranged from 81 to 95%, depending on the digestion technique applied, and was 55% when EPA Method 351.4 was utilized. Investigation of a method utilizing basic to acidic persulfate oxidation for the simultaneous determination of TN and TP using only two analytical techniques was found to be effective at concentrations above 1 mg/L in pulp mill effluents.     

内蒙古乌梁素海N、P的变化趋势研究

为研究乌梁素海芦苇对水体营养盐的净化作用,采集湖区南部湖水、底泥和芦苇样本,分析了其总氮、总磷的浓度、氮磷比变化趋势。结果表明:湖水由湖心向岸边流动过程中,总氮呈现先增大再减小的变化规律,湖水和芦苇中总磷含量相对平稳,底泥总磷持续增大;总氮浓度的变化范围是1.44~19.31 mg/L,总磷浓度变化范围0.024~0.057 mg/L,氮磷比远远大于16,乌梁素海处于氮过剩的富营养化状态;芦苇等挺水植物的生物量随着营养盐含量的升高而增加,对营养盐具有一定的吸收作用,通过合理的收割芦苇,可以促进乌梁素海氮磷的去除及当地经济的发展。     

Nutrient reference concentrations and trophic state boundaries in subtropical reservoirs

Nutrient criteria as reference concentrations and trophic state boundaries are necessary for water management worldwide because anthropogenic eutrophication is a threat to the water uses. We compiled data on total phosphorus (TP), nitrogen (TN) and chlorophyll a (Chl a) from 17 subtropical reservoirs monitored from 2005-2009 in the S?o Paulo State (Brazil) to calculate reference concentrations through the trisection method (United States Environmental Protection Agency). By dividing our dataset into thirds we presented trophic state boundaries and frequency curves for the nutrient levels in water bodies with different enrichment conditions. TP and TN baseline concentrations (0.010 mg/L and 0.350 mg/L, respectively) were bracketed by ranges for temperate reservoirs available in the literature. We propose trophic state boundaries (upper limits for the oligotrophic category: 0.010 mg TP/L, 0.460 mg TN/L and 1.7 μg Chl a/L; for the mesotrophic: 0.030 mg TP/L, 0.820 mg TN/L and 9.0 μg Chl a/L). Through an example with a different dataset (from the Itupararanga Reservoir, Brazil), we encouraged the use of frequency curves to compare data from individual monitoring efforts with the expected concentrations in oligotrophic, mesotrophic and eutrophic regional systems. Such analysis might help designing recovery programs to reach targeted concentrations and mitigate the undesirable eutrophication symptoms in subtropical freshwaters.     

Phosphorus removal using novel crystallisation technology.

A soy protein manufacturing facility was faced with the challenge of reducing its effluent phosphorus (P) content from 20-50 mg L(-1) down to <2 mg L(-1) total P without increasing soluble salt levels to comply with discharge and receiving water requirements. A number of biological and chemical P removal technologies previously evaluated either failed to achieve the new standards or would have produced prohibitive amounts of residual sludge and unacceptably high effluent salt concentrations. Lime precipitation, utilising a novel crystallisation technology, was demonstrated through on-site pilot testing to meet the process objectives. It is capable of achieving the required P removal at pH 10 while not increasing soluble salts and producing rapid settling and filterable particles. Also, minimal carbonate removal was observed with residual solids generation being only 40% of a complete lime softening reaction. This paper describes the technical evaluation that led to the full-scale treatment system that was put into operation in late 2005.     

Full-scale operating experience of deep bed denitrification filter achieving <3 mg/l total nitrogen and <0.18 mg/l total phosphorus

The Arlington County Wastewater Pollution Control Plant (ACWPCP) is located in the southern part of Arlington County, Virginia, USA and discharges to the Potomac River via the Four Mile Run. The ACWPCP was originally constructed in 1937. In 2001, Arlington County, Virginia (USA) committed to expanding their 113,500 m3/d, (300,000 pe) secondary treatment plant to a 151,400 m3/d (400,000 pe) to achieve effluent total nitrogen (TN) to <3 mg/l and total phosphorus (TP) < 0.18 mg/l. Key to this conversion was the implementation of deep bed denitrification filters to simultaneously achieve both low effluent TN and TP concentrations. A challenge with implementing this technology is maintaining a health denitrifying biomass within the denitrification filters while reducing an essential nutrient, phosphorus, to very low concentrations. This paper will review the steps from concept to the first year of operation, including pilot and full-scale operating data and the capital cost for the denitrification filters.     

Remote Estimation of Nutrients for a Drinking Water Source Through Adaptive Modeling

Morse Reservoir, a major water supply for the Indianapolis metropolitan area, IN, USA, experiences nuisance cyanobacterial blooms due to agricultural and point source nutrient loadings. Hyperspectral remote sensing data from both in situ and airborne AISA measurements were applied to an adaptive model based on Genetic Algorithms-Partial Least Squares (GA-PLS) by relating the spectral signal with total nitrogen (TN) and phosphorus (TP) concentrations. Results indicate that GA-PLS relating in situ spectral reflectance to the nutrients yielded high coefficients of determination (TN: R ²?=?0.88; TP: R ²?=?0.91) between measured and estimated TN (RMSE?=?0.07 mg/L; Range: 0.6–1.88 mg/L), and TP (RMSE?=?0.017; Range: 0.023–0.314 mg/L). The GA-PLS model also yielded high performance with AISA imaging data, showing close correlation between measured and estimated values (TN: RMSE?=?0.11 mg/L; TP: RMSE?=?0.02 mg/L). An analysis of in situ data indicated that TN and TP were highly correlated with chlorophyll-a and suspended matter in the water column, setting a basis for remotely sensed estimates of TN and TP. Spatial correlation of TN, TP with chlorophyll-a and suspended matters further confirmed that remote quantification of nutrients for inland waters is based on the strong association of optically active constituents with nutrients. Based on these results, in situ and airborne hyperspectral remote sensors can provide both quantitative and qualitative information on the distribution and concentration of nutrients in Morse Reservoir. Our modeling approach combined with hyperspectral remote sensing is applicable to other productive waters, where algal blooms are triggered by nutrients.     

Impact of nutrient losses from agricultural lands on nutrient stocks in Dianshan Lake in Shanghai,China

Abstract： The water quality of Dianshan Lake in Shanghai Municipality, China, is impacted by nutrient losses from agricultural lands around the lake. In this study, nine types of agricultural land use were monitored in 2010 and 2011, and a correlation analysis between nutrient losses from agricultural non-point sources （NPS） and nutrient stocks in the lake was conducted over monthly and seasonal time periods. The results indicate that the monthly average concentration of total nitrogen （TN） ranged from 1.41 to 7.34 mg/L in 2010 and from 1.52 to 5.90 mg/L in 2011, while the monthly average concentration of total phosphorous （TP） ranged from 0.11 to 0.26 mg/L in 2010 and from 0.13 to 0.30 mg/L in 2011. The annual loss of TN from agricultural NPS was 195.55 tons in 2010 and 208.40 tons in 2011. The cultivation of water oat made the largest contribution to the loss of TN. The annual loss of TP was 44.58 tons in 2010 and 48.12 tons in 2011, and multi-vegetable cultivation made the largest contribution to the loss of TP. The results of correlation analysis show that the monthly stocks of TN and TP in the lake have a positive correlation with the monthly losses of TN and TP from agricultural NPS. According to the seasonal data, the stocks of TN and TP in the lake both have a much stronger correlation with the losses of TN and TP from agricultural NPS in summer than in other seasons. Agricultural NPS pollution control should be the main focus for the water resource conservation in this area.     

内循环生物流化床处理N、P废水的试验研究

采用内循环生物流化床系统,进行N、P废水的试验研究,通过控制曝气时间和溶解氧浓度,能同时达到脱氮除磷的效果.对于N、P废水,COD在352～1048 mg/L,TN在46.9～76.4 mg/L,TP在5.8～14.4 mg/L时,COD、TN、TP去除率分别为92%、80%、93%,处理后的水可达到国家二级排放标准.     

Trophic state evolution in a subtropical reservoir over 34 years in response to different management procedures

Despite their importance for water management, long-term studies on trophic state are relatively scarce in subtropical reservoirs. We analyzed total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN) and chlorophyll a (Chl a) concentrations in the Billings Reservoir (Brazil) over time: Phase 1 (1977-1992, Tietê River water was pumped to Billings to increase energy generation, 100 m(3) s(-1)); Phase 2 (1992-2007, Tietê water was conveyed to Billings only in special cases for flood avoidance, 8 m(3) s(-1)); and Phase 3 (2007-2010, besides flood control, Billings received Tietê water treated by an in situ flotation system, 13 m(3) s(-1)). We compared our results with data from 12 reservoirs to evaluate current (2005-2009) enrichment conditions. Phosphorus and nitrogen concentrations decreased (p < 0.05, MANOVA) from Phase 1 to 2 and were stable thereafter. TN/TP ratios increment (1977-2010) indicated shift from N- to P-limitation in the reservoir, affecting the phytoplankton. Nutrient levels in Billings are currently between the expected concentrations in mesotrophic and eutrophic reservoirs (0.03 mg L(-1) < TP < 0.42 mg L(-1), 0.8 mg L(-1) < TN < 7.6 mg L(-1)) and Chl a concentrations exceeded 34 μg L(-1), median for the eutrophic waterbodies from the dataset. Although water quality in Billings has improved, nutrient inputs from Tietê River pumping episodes, diffuse and internal sources are still favoring biomass accrual and compromising water uses.     

生物滤池串联工艺处理西洋河淀粉废水

为减少西洋河淀粉废水中大量N、P、CODCr进入洋河水库,加剧水库的富营养化,进行了 生物滤池串联工艺处理西洋河淀粉废水的研究。结果表明:系统对淀粉废水中的氨氮、总氮、总磷、 可溶性总磷、正磷酸盐、CODCr均具有较好的去除效果,去除率可分别达到57．7％、58．7％、66．8％、 65．7％、67．4％、75．2％,且对进水浓度变化具有一定的适应性。     

Snowmelt and its role in the hydrologic and nutrient budgets of prairie streams

Small watersheds in the Canadian Prairies are characterized by seasonally disconnected hydrologic networks whereby stream channels are hydrologically connected during snowmelt but have disconnected reaches throughout the remainder of the year. Snowmelt is the most significant hydrological event in the Canadian Prairies, yet few studies have investigated the role of snowmelt in the nutrient budget of prairie streams. We quantified hydrologic and nutrient dynamics during snowmelt for ten agricultural subwatersheds distributed along a gradient of human activity in the Red River Valley, Canada, to evaluate the timing of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) export. Elevated concentrations of total P (TP) and total N (TN) were observed during the snowmelt peak, with maximum concentrations reaching 3.23 mg TP L(-1) and 18.50 mg TN L(-1). Dissolved P and N dominated the total nutrient pool throughout snowmelt, likely due to reduced erosion and sediment transport resulting from the combination of the flat topography, frozen soil and stream banks, and gradual snow cover melt. Significant correlations were observed between snowmelt N load (r=0.91; p<0.05) and both agricultural land cover and fertilizer usage, with a weaker correlation between snowmelt P load (r=0.81; p<0.05) and agricultural area. Our results showed that snowmelt plays a key role in nutrient export to prairie aquatic ecosystems and this may have serious impacts on downstream ecosystems. Land use management practices need to consider the snowmelt period to control nutrient loads to Lake Winnipeg and other waterbodies in the Great Plains.     

不同水期洱海氮磷时空变化规律

为了掌握洱海特征污染物入湖后在湖区的迁移规律,基于环境流体动力学模型EFDC,建立了洱海三维水质数学模型,并利用2015年、2016年的水文水质监测数据对模型进行了率定和验证.利用建立的洱海三维水质数学模型,模拟分析了不同水期、不同氮磷污染源浓度汇入条件下的洱海湖区总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)时空演变规律.结果表明:不同...     

Onsite wastewater nitrogen reduction with expanded media and elemental sulfur biofiltration

A passive biofiltration process has been developed to enhance nitrogen removal from onsite sanitation water. The system employs an initial unsaturated vertical flow biofilter with expanded clay media (nitrification), followed in series by a horizontal saturated biofilter for denitrification containing elemental sulfur media as electron donor. A small-scale prototype was operated continuously over eight months on primary wastewater effluent with total nitrogen (TN) of 72.2 mg/L. The average hydraulic loading to the unsaturated biofilter surface was 11.9 cm/day, applied at a 30 min dosing cycle. Average effluent TN was 2.6 mg/L and average TN reduction efficiency was 96.2%. Effluent nitrogen was 1.7 mg/L as organic N, 0.93 mg/L as ammonium (NH(4)-N), and 0.03 as oxidized (NO(3) + NO(2)) N. There was no surface clogging of unsaturated media, nitrate breakthrough, or replenishment of sulfur media over eight months. Visual and microscopic examinations revealed substantially open pores with limited material accumulation on the upper surface of the unsaturated media. Material accumulation was observed at the inlet zone of the denitrification biofilter, and sulfur media exhibited surface cavities consistent with oxidative dissolution. Two-stage biofiltration is a simple and resilient system for achieving high nitrogen reductions in onsite wastewater.     

阳宗海叶绿素a、磷、氮动态特征及富营养化趋势

分析2002-2012年阳宗海TN、TP、Chl-a、氮磷比的动态变化特征及相互关系,并用综合营养状态指数法评价阳宗海的富营养化状态。结果表明：阳宗海富营养化呈上升趋势,2007年从之前的贫营养级上升为中营养级;Chl-a、TN、TP浓度在2007年后均呈快速上升趋势。 Chl-a浓度与TN、TP浓度呈正相关,且氮磷比越接近阈值16∶1,Chl-a浓度上升就越快。指出若营养盐输入得不到有效控制,预测阳宗海将在2017年前后达到富营养级水平,水质将进一步下降。     

土壤过滤系统处理农村生活污水的 试验研究

采用一种土壤过滤系统处理农村生活污水,考察了该工艺对CODCr、BOD5、NH3-N、全氮（TN）和全磷（TP）的去除效果。实验结果表明,当水力负荷约为0.05 m3/（m2·d）, 水力停留时间为3 d时。该土壤过滤系统对CODCr、BOD5、NH3-N、全氮（TN）和全磷（TP）的去除效果较好,平均去除率分别达到84.6%、83.3%、64.3%、59.8%和70%。出水CODCr约为18.3~42.1 mg/L,BOD5约为8.9~17.3 mg/L,NH3-N约为11.2~17.7 mg/L,TN约为21.2~31.3 mg/L,TP小于2.0 mg/L,出水水质优于农田灌溉水质标准（GB 5084—2005）。气温变化和进水污染物浓度对处理效果影响明显。总体上来讲,温度大于22 ℃时,进水污染物浓度越低处理效果越好。     

2种浮床植物吸收不同N/P水体中氮磷的研究

选取水稻、空心菜这2种常见植物作为研究对象,通过在容积为25 L的塑料水桶中设置浮床,在低、中、高3种N/P（分别为8∶1,25∶1,55∶1）富营养化水体表面种植植物,研究其对氮磷的去除效果。研究结果表明：①所选的2种试材--浮床水稻与空心菜能较好地吸收富营养化水体中的氮磷元素,可作为水体富营养化防治的浮床栽培植物进行推广;②在所选的3种N/P水体中,浮床水稻对TP的净去除率均大于浮床空心菜,而浮床空心菜对TN,NH₃-N的净去除率大于浮床水稻,可根据富营养化水体的性质,选择适合的浮床植物进行栽种;③在低N/P（比值为8∶1）的水体中,2种植物对TN,NH₃-N,TP的吸收能力最强,浮床水稻对其的净去除率分别为19.0%,91.4%,95.0%,浮床空心菜净去除率分别为28.2%,99.2%,87.2%。
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库区面源氮、 磷污染对于桥水库水质的影响

于桥水库作为天津市唯一的饮用水供水水源地,研究于桥水库周边面源污染对其水质的影响,有助于改善水库水环境,保障供水质量。在分析水库周边面源污染负荷的基础上,运用基于二维浅水方程和对流扩散方程组构建的于桥水库二维水动力和水质耦合模拟模型对2008年雨季(6月-9月)水库TN、TP浓度的空间分布及随时间变化特征进行了模拟分析。结果表明,受果河入库流量和汛期主导风的影响,总体上TN、TP随水流主要沿水库南岸和西北岸向坝前方向扩散,并在库区东形成顺时针大环流和在库区西形成逆时针环流。受环流影响,库心水质受污染影响较小。TP在空间上呈现出东高西低的趋势,TP平均浓度最高值出现在8月份为1.56mg/L;刘相营及五百户镇是TN的主要入库口,TN平均浓度最高值出现在9月份为3.74mg/L。     

引黄济青工程渠首水质变化研究

2011年4月至2012年3月从引黄济青工程渠首取样并分析水质变化情况。结果表明,渠首黄河水含沙量和浊度年平均值分别为0．83kg/m3、754NTU;总氮（TN）含量变化范围为3．43~6．84mg／L,平均值为4．70mg／L;硝酸盐氮（N03-N）是TN的主要形式,占TN的58．5％-90．2％;氨氮（NH3-N）、亚硝酸盐氮（N02-N）、总磷（TP）含量较低;叶绿素a（Chla）变化范围为1．10-7．60mg／m2,平均值为3．96mg／m3。除泄洪、流量低等特殊情形外,不同季节间含沙量、浊度及其他水质指标没有明显差异。