title: Prospects for a self-sustainable sewage treatment system: a case study on full-scale UASB system in India's Yamuna River Basin.
abstract: The government of India decided to launch a project to implement 16 full-scale Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactors (with a total capacity of 598,000 m(3)/d) in the Yamuna River basin under its Yamuna Action Plan (YAP). A polishing pond called the Final Polishing Unit (FPU) was utilized for post-treatment. This paper evaluates the sewage treatment efficiency of the combined system of full-scale UASB reactors and polishing ponds under Indian climatic conditions. Results have shown that the effluent from the sewage treatment plants (STPs) investigated failed to comply with applicable discharge standards in terms of BOD, SS, and fecal coliform removal. Therefore, it is proposed that such proper operation and maintenance as removing excess sludge and scum be conducted in order to increase treatment efficiency. Moreover, trained and experienced workers are also required to operate and maintain the systems, along with a scientific approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, 1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-2188, Japan. satonob@s8.dion.ne.jp
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onodera
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006812:Humic Substances / Q000032:analysis; D007194:India; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D045483:Rivers; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology; D018508:Water Purification / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D006812:Humic Substances; D012722:Sewage; D000641:Ammonia; D009584:Nitrogen