May 27, 2016
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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Kerri McCabe of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Office of Water Quality undertook a presentation titled Common Biological Problems with Wastewater Treatment: From Lagoons to Activated Sludge (“Presentation”) at the Arkansas Water Works & Water Environment Association Conference.
Ms. McCabe’s Presentation encompassed four parts:
- Part I – What is biology and its role in wastewater treatment?
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Part II – Types of biological wastewater treatment plants
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Part III – The biological “players” involved in wastewater treatment
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Part IV – Common biological problems with wastewater treatment
Ms. McCabe’s Presentation addressed a number of issues such as:
- What is biology?
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Importance and description of the natural water cycle
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The wastewater cycle
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Wastewater reclamation & reuse in the hydrologic cycle
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Detailed discussion of wastewater treatment
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Biological wastewater treatment systems
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How a rural lagoon system works
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Biological wastewater treatment – Biofilm
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Biological wastewater treatment – Activated Sludge
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Major biological players in wastewater treatment
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Bacteria
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Protists
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Fungi
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Animals
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Plants
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Common biological problems with wastewater treatment
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Algal problems in lagoon systems
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Biofouling in biofilm reactor systems
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Bacterial problems in activated sludge systems
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Biological Phosphorous Removal
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Controlling biological problems
Click here to download a copy of the slides from the Presentation.
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