Reator em bateladas sequenciais de grânulos aeróbios: estudo da formação dos grânulos e do efeito da duração do ciclo na remoção de carbono, nitrogênio e fósforo de esgoto doméstico / Aerobic granular sludge sequencing batch reactor: study of granule formation and the cycle time effect in the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus removal from domestic wastewater

Neste trabalho estudou-se a formação de grânulos aeróbios em um reator em bateladas sequenciais alimentado com esgoto doméstico e avaliou-se o desempenho desse reator em relação à remoção de carbono, nitrogênio e fósforo utilizando ciclos operacionais de 3 e 4 h. Após 150 dias de operação, a biomassa do reator era constituída predominantemente por grânulos maduros e compactos, com concentração de sólidos suspensos em torno de 1,5 g.L-1. O reator apresentou elevada capacidade de remoção de carbono, nitrogênio e fósforo, principalmente quando operado em sucessivos ciclos de 4 h, atingindo uma eficiência média de remoção de demanda química de oxigênio solúvel de 82±5%, de NH4+-N de 69±19% e de PO43--P de 30±10%.

In this work, the formation of aerobic granules in a sequencing batch reactor fed with domestic wastewater was studied and the reactor's performance, in terms of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus removal, during operational cycles of 3 and 4 h, was evaluated. After 150 days of operation, the reactor's biomass predominantly consisted of compact mature granules, with a suspended solids concentration around 1.5 g.L-1. The reactor presented a high capacity for removing carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, mainly when operated in successive cycles of 4 h. Average removal efficiencies of 82±5% for soluble chemical oxygen demand, 69±19% for NH4+-N, and 30±10% for PO43--P were obtained.

Constructed wetlands for domestic wastewater treatment in a Mediterranean climate region in Chile

Background: Constructed wetlands are a promising, cheap and effective wastewater treatment in small communities. The studies on these systems have been reported mainly from cold, tropical or subtropical climate regions. In this work we constructed a pilot plant with six horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands (HSSF CWs) with a surface area of 2 m² and a depth of 0.6 m each, planted with Typha latifolia or Scirpus sp., and filled with gravel (G) or fine gravel (FG) of 2.8 and 1.2 cm of diameter respectively, continuously fed with raw domestic wastewater. This experimental setup was evaluated over 280 days for the removal of organic matter and nutrients in a Mediterranean climate, near Valparaíso, Chile. The removal of total COD, NH4+-N and PO4-3-P was calculated, in order to assess by analysis of variance the effect of initial pollutants concentration, air temperature (season) and plant/support combination on the wetlands performance. Results: The Scirpus/FG combination showed the highest average removal of total COD of about 59%, and Typha/FG shows the highest removal of NH4+-N and PO4-3-P (49 and 32%, respectively). Furthermore, the removal of organic matter was independent of influent concentration, while mildly dependent of the season, unlike nutrients removal that was dependent on these two parameters. Media, plant and the plant/media combination influenced positively organic matter, ammonia and phosphorous removal, respectively. Conclusions: Overall, the results demonstrate the potential of wetlands in treatment of wastewater in Mediterranean regions and show how these can help to improve the quality of water in domestic zones without high-throughput technologies.

Tratamento combinado de lixiviado de aterros de resíduos sólidos urbanos e esgoto doméstico como alternativa para a solução de um grave problema ambiental e de saúde pública - revisão bibliográfica. / Co-treatment of municipal solid waste landfill leachate and domestic wastewater as an alternative solution to a serious environmental and public health problem - a literature review.

A disposição de lixiviados de aterros de resíduos sólidos urbanos é um grande problema de saúde ambiental, com impactos sobre a saúde das populações que vivem em áreas circunvizinhas, devido às características poluentes deste lixiviado. Uma opção é coletar e direcionar o lixiviado para estações de tratamento de esgotos, nas quais podem ser tratados conjuntamente com o esgoto doméstico. A viabilidade dessa opção depende da existência de rede coletora de esgotos próxima ao aterro e da capacidade da estação de tratamento em assimilar as cargas, sobretudo orgânica e nitrogenada, advindas do lixiviado. Este trabalho apresenta uma revisão bibliográfica sobre o tratamento combinado de lixiviado e esgoto doméstico. Os estudos realizados mostram que a quantidade limite de lixiviado a ser recebida em estações de tratamento, sem comprometer a qualidade do efluente final, não é fixa, dada a grande variabilidade da composição dos lixiviados. Entretanto, a maioria dos estudos não apresenta variações significativas de qualidade para efluentes do tratamento combinado com até 2% de volume de lixiviado.

The disposal of municipal solid waste landfill leachates is a major environmental health problem, with impacts on the health of people living in surrounding areas due to the characteristics of leachate pollutants. One option is to collect and direct the leachate to sewage treatment plants, where it can be co-treated with domestic sewage. The viability of this option depends on the existence of sewerage near the landfill and the treatment plant capacity to absorb the loads, especially organic and nitrogen, stemming from leachate. This paper presents a literature review on combined treatment of leachate and domestic sewage. Studies show that the quantity limit of leachate to be received on treatment plants, without compromising the quality of the final effluent, is not fixed, given the great variability in the composition of leachate. However, most studies present no significant variations in quality for effluent treatment combined with up to 2% of the volume of leachate.