Effect of Algal Biofilm and Operational Conditions on Nitrogen Removal in Waste Stabilization Ponds: UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

by Mohammed Babu

Overview

Discharge of nutrient rich wastewater causes eutrophication of surface water; therefore wastewater treatment before discharge is required. Wastewater stabilization ponds are low cost technology used by developing countries but not effective in nitrogen removal due to low nitrifier biomass in the water column. Introduction of surface area for attach

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040186992
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	05/18/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	140
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Mohammed Babu was born on March 21st 1973 in Mbale, Uganda. He holds an Msc Environmental Science and Technology and a PhD from UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands. Currently, he is lecturing at the department of Environmental Science at the Islamic University in Uganda. His major research interests include water quality, pollution monitoring, wastewater research, wetland ecology, limnology and solid waste management. He has researched on the use of biofilms in improving nitrogen removal in waste stabilization ponds. His studies have shown that biofilms have a potential to improve nitrogen removal in wastewater stabilization ponds.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction  2 The effect of baffles on algal-bacterial biofilm structure and composition of zooplankton  3 Comparison of hydraulic flow patterns  4 Nitrification in bulk water and biofilms  5 Nitrification rates of algal-bacterial biofilms  6 Effect of operational conditions on the nitrogen removal  7 Nitrogen mass balances for pilot scale biofilm stabilization ponds under tropical conditions