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REMOVAL OF SOME CONTAMINANTS FROM PARTIALLY TREATED WASTEWATER BY SOIL AQUIFER TREATMENT

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Wastewater treatment
Soil aquifer treatment (SAT)
Wastewater reuse
Biochemical oxygen demand
Chemical oxygen demand
REMOVAL OF SOME CONTAMINANTS FROM PARTIALLY TREATED WASTEWATER BY SOIL AQUIFER TREATMENT
2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering: Recent Applications and Future Challenges
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

Abstract

Soil aquifer treatment system (SAT) is a well-known technique for improving partially treated wastewater quality through soil percolation and increasing groundwater resources. This study aims to evaluate SAT system in removing some contaminants from partially treated wastewater, and reuse the treated wastewater in agriculture according to Egyptian Code of Practice (ECP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Results indicated that vadose zone acts as an effective filter in removing contaminants from wastewater. The farther recovery wells from the infiltration basin, the lower level of wastewater contaminants. In this study, the suitable distance for extracting water with acceptable quality was found to be 1500 m from the infiltration basins for reusing in irrigation. pH value was found to be ranged from 7.53 to 7.71. Dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration was highly increased with distance. The efficiency of the system in removing biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), and chemical oxygen demand (COD), was 98.3%, and 91 %, respectively. Heterotrophic bacteria (HB) were almost removed at 1500 m. Phosphate (PO4‾), organic nitrogen (ON), ammonia (NH3), nitrite (NO2‾), and total Kjeldahl nitrogen were completely removed. According to FAO and ECP the reclaimed water by SAT at a distance of 1500 m from the recharge zone is suitable for irrigation.

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Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

Keywords

Wastewater treatment, Soil aquifer treatment (SAT), Wastewater reuse, Biochemical oxygen demand, Chemical oxygen demand

Authors

First Name

Haitham

Last Name

Amin

Affiliation

Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Azhar University, Qena

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Ali

Last Name

Gad

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Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Assiut University, Egypt

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Volume

ICCE2021 Vol. 2

Issue Date

1 Jan 2021

Publish Date

4 Feb 2022

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https://icce2021.conferences.ekb.eg/article_1241.html

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Conference

Publication Title

2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering: Recent Applications and Future Challenges

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https://icce2021.conferences.ekb.eg/

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Article

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en

Created At

13 Dec 2022