The performance of removal phosphorus

Turphorus is an important nutrient constituent for aquatic plant growth in the natural water system. However, excessive phosphorus loads in water bodies due to industrial, agricultural and household wastes might cause the overgrowth of aquatic plants or algae. This will accelerate the depletion of d...

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Main Authors: Adnan, Suraya Hani, A. Roni, Norwardatun, Hamidon, Nuramidah, Tuan Ismail, Tuan Noor Hasanah
Other Authors: Muhamad, Mimi Suliza
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTHM 2020
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author Adnan, Suraya Hani
A. Roni, Norwardatun
Hamidon, Nuramidah
Tuan Ismail, Tuan Noor Hasanah
author2 Muhamad, Mimi Suliza
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Adnan, Suraya Hani
A. Roni, Norwardatun
Hamidon, Nuramidah
Tuan Ismail, Tuan Noor Hasanah
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description Turphorus is an important nutrient constituent for aquatic plant growth in the natural water system. However, excessive phosphorus loads in water bodies due to industrial, agricultural and household wastes might cause the overgrowth of aquatic plants or algae. This will accelerate the depletion of dissolved oxygen (DO) in water and lead to eutrophication. Hence, strict effluent quality standards for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are implemented by governments all over the world [13]. Municipal wastewaters comprehend from 5 to 20 mg/L of total phosphorus, of which 1-5 mg/l are organic and the rest are inorganic. Phosphorus is one of the main constituents of synthetic detergents. The individual phosphorus impact varies between 0.65 and 4.80 g/inhabitant per day with an average of about 2.18 g. Generally, secondary treatment can only remove 1-2 mg/L of phosphorus, so excess phosphorus is often discharged in the final effluent and causes eutrophication in surface water [9]. [5] found that the addition of phosphorus in the range of even 0.1-5.6 µ/L over a long period might activate algal blooms in part of a natural lake. Therefore, phosphorus removal from wastewater is important. To remove phosphorus, it must either be rehabilitated into a particulate form or removed as a particulate by sedimentation or filtration using membrane treatment. The most regularly used method for phosphorus removal from wastewater is chemical precipitation and this method is able to reduce the concentration of phosphorus to values below 1 mg/L in sewage treatment plants. Nevertheless, chemical precipitation is expensive in many parts of the world and it might produce new pollutants such as chloride and sulphate [4]. In addition, it also requires the disposal for the precipitate formed and neutralisation of the treated effluent.
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spelling uthm-26622021-11-23T07:16:21Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2662/ The performance of removal phosphorus Adnan, Suraya Hani A. Roni, Norwardatun Hamidon, Nuramidah Tuan Ismail, Tuan Noor Hasanah TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Turphorus is an important nutrient constituent for aquatic plant growth in the natural water system. However, excessive phosphorus loads in water bodies due to industrial, agricultural and household wastes might cause the overgrowth of aquatic plants or algae. This will accelerate the depletion of dissolved oxygen (DO) in water and lead to eutrophication. Hence, strict effluent quality standards for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are implemented by governments all over the world [13]. Municipal wastewaters comprehend from 5 to 20 mg/L of total phosphorus, of which 1-5 mg/l are organic and the rest are inorganic. Phosphorus is one of the main constituents of synthetic detergents. The individual phosphorus impact varies between 0.65 and 4.80 g/inhabitant per day with an average of about 2.18 g. Generally, secondary treatment can only remove 1-2 mg/L of phosphorus, so excess phosphorus is often discharged in the final effluent and causes eutrophication in surface water [9]. [5] found that the addition of phosphorus in the range of even 0.1-5.6 µ/L over a long period might activate algal blooms in part of a natural lake. Therefore, phosphorus removal from wastewater is important. To remove phosphorus, it must either be rehabilitated into a particulate form or removed as a particulate by sedimentation or filtration using membrane treatment. The most regularly used method for phosphorus removal from wastewater is chemical precipitation and this method is able to reduce the concentration of phosphorus to values below 1 mg/L in sewage treatment plants. Nevertheless, chemical precipitation is expensive in many parts of the world and it might produce new pollutants such as chloride and sulphate [4]. In addition, it also requires the disposal for the precipitate formed and neutralisation of the treated effluent. Penerbit UTHM Muhamad, Mimi Suliza Ali, Roslinda Awang, Zarizi Md. Amin, Harina 2020 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2662/1/Ch06.pdf Adnan, Suraya Hani and A. Roni, Norwardatun and Hamidon, Nuramidah and Tuan Ismail, Tuan Noor Hasanah (2020) The performance of removal phosphorus. In: Sustainable Environmental Technology. Penerbit UTHM, pp. 55-62. ISBN 978-967-2916-16-1
spellingShingle TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Adnan, Suraya Hani
A. Roni, Norwardatun
Hamidon, Nuramidah
Tuan Ismail, Tuan Noor Hasanah
The performance of removal phosphorus
title The performance of removal phosphorus
title_full The performance of removal phosphorus
title_fullStr The performance of removal phosphorus
title_full_unstemmed The performance of removal phosphorus
title_short The performance of removal phosphorus
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topic TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
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