title: Co-treatment of septage in a municipal sewage treatment pond system.
abstract: This paper deals with the characteristics and treatment options of septage. The objective of the paper is to evaluate the effects of co-treatment of 50 MLD of septage in a sewage treatment pond system. The treatment efficiency of the pond system for BOD5 and Fecal Coliform (FC) has been estimated using a first order kinetics model. The model has predicted that the treatment pond system has a maximum capacity of 8.5 MLD and will have a reserve of 28.3% of its total capacity even after the proposed addition of 50 MLD of septage. Separation of oil and grease from septage prior to discharge into the pond system is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Engineers International, Duncraig, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kurup
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kurup
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D010100:Oxygen