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Li He1, Yong Zhang2, Dan Song2
1Zunyi Normal University, Resource and Environment College, Zunyi 563006, China.
Abstract:
In order to investigate the cause of accumulation of the inorganic suspended solid (ISS) in biochemical tank for wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in recent years, the influent quality of one WWTP in Chongqing was monitored in one year, and the removal efficiency of ISS during the pretreatment process was studied. Results showed that the low removal efficiency of ISS (<7%) was ascribed to the weak removal efficiency of sand in the grit chamber. The primary sedimentation tank showed a good removal efficiency of ISS up to 69% and also had a good removal efficiency of COD up to 70%. The annual variation rule of MLVSS/MLSS for mixed liquor varied in contrast to the influent quality, ranging from 0.24 to 0.57, much lower than the normal value of 0.7. In order to maintain the normal function of activated sludge, it is necessary to retain the primary sedimentation tank to remove ISS.
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