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Ansari M, Farzadkia M. Performance evaluation of modified up flow septic tanks reactor for treatment of synthetic wastewater. ijhe 2020; 13 (1) :1-14
URL: http://ijhe.tums.ac.ir/article-1-6336-en.html
1- Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran AND Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
2- Research Center for Environmental Health Technology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , farzadkia.m@iums.ac.ir
Abstract:   (2330 Views)
Background and Objective: Considering 829000 annual diarrhoeal deaths due to water pollution worldwide, the World Health Organization has emphasized that countries should reduce this rate by upgrading their wastewater treatment systems. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of a modified up flow septic tanks reactor for treatment of synthetic wastewater.
Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, a modified septic tank system based on the upstream hydraulic regime, and also a conventional septic tank system was designed, manufactured, and operated. The municipal wastewater was used to operate, and synthetic wastewater was used to maintain. The major performance indicators of septic tanks include: volatile solids (VS), volatile suspended solids (VSS), total suspended solids (TSS) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were sampled and measured in triplicates. The experiments were done in three hydraulic retention times of 24, 48, and 72 hr. Finally, the results of the study were analyzed by statistical tests in the SPSS software.
Results: The average removal of TSS, VS, VSS, and COD in HRT 24 h for the conventional reactor were 55.07, 27.36, 30.82, and 55.52%, respectively, and for the upstream-modified reactor at HRT 24 h were 66.57%, 34.05%, 38.47%, and 65.57%, respectively.
Conclusion: Changing septic tanks to up flow regimes and creating a cylindrical shape in conventional septic tanks, the removal efficiency of conventional septic tanks was improved, and the effluent contamination load was reduced.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: wastewater
Received: 2019/11/15 | Accepted: 2020/06/6 | Published: 2020/09/5

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