QUALITY OF EFFLUENTS FROM UASB AND UCT BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR AGRICULTURAL REUSE

Authors

  • Hosineide de Oliveira Rolim Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Jarbas Rodrigues Chaves Instituto Federal do Ceará -IFCE - Campus Limoeiro do Norte
  • Ana Bárbara de Araújo Nunes Universidade Federal do Ceará - UFC
  • Heraldo Antunes Silva Filho Instituto Federal do Ceará -IFCE - Campus Limoeiro do Norte
  • Elivânia Vasconcelos Moraes dos Santos Instituto Federal do Ceará -IFCE - Campus Limoeiro do Norte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9168.2016v9n2p393-414

Keywords:

Activated Sludge, Reactors, Agriculture Reuse, UASB.

Abstract

The reuse of affluents from two biological sewage treatment systems is assessed. The study comprised a Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor and an activated sludge system according to standards recommended by the World health Organization and water quality criteria for irrigation. Evaluated variables included pH; CE; Ca2+; Mg2+; Na+; Cl-; NTK; total phosphorus; OCD; Turbidity; TSS; ammonia; thermotolerant coliforms and helminth eggs; RAS; and salinity. Results showed that system partially comply with requirements for agricultural reuse. The UASG system showed TSS and turbidity as limiting in irrigation; coliform concentration for restricted sub-surface irrigation; NTK above 30 mg.L-1 and counts > 1.0 egg.L-1 of helminths that make reuse unviable. UCT system had less limitations according to the parameters evaluated, with non-viability of direct reuse mainly due to turbidity, coliforms and helminths eggs.

Author Biographies

Hosineide de Oliveira Rolim, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Doutoranda do Programa de Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Civil da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

Jarbas Rodrigues Chaves, Instituto Federal do Ceará -IFCE - Campus Limoeiro do Norte

Mestrando do Programa de Pós-graduação em Tecnologia e Gestão Ambiental pelo Instituto Federal do Ceará (IFCE), Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

Ana Bárbara de Araújo Nunes, Universidade Federal do Ceará - UFC

Professora Doutora do Departamento de Engenharia Hidráulica e Ambiental da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

Heraldo Antunes Silva Filho, Instituto Federal do Ceará -IFCE - Campus Limoeiro do Norte

Professor Mestre do Instituto Federal do Ceará (IFCE), Campus Limoeiro do Norte, CE, Brasil.

Elivânia Vasconcelos Moraes dos Santos, Instituto Federal do Ceará -IFCE - Campus Limoeiro do Norte

Professora Mestre do Instituto Federal do Ceará (IFCE), Campus Limoeiro do Norte, CE, Brasil.

Published

2016-07-01

How to Cite

Rolim, H. de O., Chaves, J. R., Nunes, A. B. de A., Silva Filho, H. A., & Santos, E. V. M. dos. (2016). QUALITY OF EFFLUENTS FROM UASB AND UCT BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR AGRICULTURAL REUSE. Revista Em Agronegócio E Meio Ambiente, 9(2), 393–414. https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9168.2016v9n2p393-414

Issue

Section

Environment