title: Twenty years' monitoring of Mèze stabilisation ponds: part II--Removal of faecal indicators.
abstract: The WSP system serving Mèze and Poussan (French Mediterranean coast) was constructed in 1980 and enlarged and upgraded from 1994 to 1998. Water quality along the waste stabilisation pond to (WSP) system has been monitored over the years, thus allowing us to assess the influence of enlargement and upgrading works. A significant enhancement of the average microbiological quality of the effluent was observed, with respective E. coli and streptococci average abatements of 4.1 and 3.4 log. units. Former seasonal variations of microbiological removal have vanished. The contribution of the different ponds to the disinfection performance of the WSP system was analysed. A microbiological quality model was proposed to evaluate the die-off kinetics related to the different ponds and as a tool for the design and management of WSP systems. Though the relationships between die-off coefficients and environmental factors appeared somewhat frail, this modelling is considered a promising approach for the prediction of WSP microbiological performance.
authors.affiliation: Hydrosciences, MSE, Université Montpellier II, 34095 Montpellier cedex 05, France. brissaud@msem.univ-montp2.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brissaud
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Andrianarison
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Brouillet
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Picot
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019149:Bioreactors; D004203:Disinfection; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D007700:Kinetics; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods; D014871:Water Microbiology; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D010100:Oxygen