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RESUMO Este artigo aborda a geração, a quantificação e a disposição final de lodos gerados nas estações de tratamento de água (ETAs) existentes e em operação no estado de Pernambuco. A pesquisa foi realizada no período de janeiro de 2015 a dezembro de 2016, a partir da coleta, sistematização e interpretação de dados que mostraram a existência de 246 ETAs que geram resíduos, sendo 69 em decantadores e filtros, 176 apenas em filtros e 1 no sistema de dessalinização. O maior número de ETAs convencionais está localizado na região metropolitana do Recife; e a maior produção de lodo foi observada na bacia do Rio Capibaribe, que recebe uma carga entre 50 e 50 mil kg/(m3.dia). Verificou-se que aproximadamente 75% das ETAs do estado descartam seus resíduos nos corpos hídricos e 22% no solo, sem qualquer tipo de tratamento. Apenas 3% realizam o processo de deságue, ainda assim descartam a massa sólida no solo, sem nenhum controle na disposição final.
ABSTRACT This article deals with the generation, quantification and final disposal of the sludge generated at existing Water Treatment Plants (WTPs), operating in the state of Pernambuco. The research was carried out in the period between January 2015 and December 2016 by the collection, systematization and interpretation of data that showed 246 WTPs that generate residues, of which 69 in decanters and filters, 176 only in the filters and one in the desalination system. The largest number of conventional WTPs is in the metropolitan region of Recife and the highest production of sludge was observed in the Capibaribe river basin, which receives a load of between 50 and 50,000 kg / (m3day). It was verified that approximately 75% of the state's WTPs discard their residues in water bodies and 22% in the soil, without any kind of treatment. Only 3% perform the degassing process, yet discarding the solid mass in the soil, without any control at the final disposal of the same.
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ABSTRACT The mineralization of the azo dye congo red by the fungi Phanerochaete chrysosporium was studied in two sequential batch bioreactors (R1 and R2), operated in cycles of 48 h (step I) and 24 h (step II). In step I, glucose concentration was 1 g.L-1 in both reactors and in step II, 1 g.L-1 of glucose was maintained in R1, but R2 received no addition of glucose. In step I, the average dye removal efficiencies were 76 ± 29 % (R1) and 53 ± 15% (R2), while in step II the averages recorded for dye removal for R1 and R2 were 84 ± 15 and 70 ± 28%, respectively. The rates of dye removal were 0.04 h-1 in R1 and 0.03 h-1 in R2 in step I. Higher rates were obtained in step II, 0,07 h-1 and 0,02 h-1 for R1 and R2, respectively. The highest dye removal occurred in R1 and, in R2, the residual dye was further removed. Laccase was the oxidised at higher amount, in step I was 54 μmol.min-1 for R1 and 38 μmolmin-1 for R2. The proposed treatment system was very effective in removing the azo dye, however the mineralization may not be complete and some by-products may have been formed, according to spectrofotometric analysis, were the peak corresponding to benzene, 220 nm, persisted.