title: Variability control: key to regulatory compliance and sustainability goals.
abstract: The focus of this paper is on variability concerns in wastewater treatment and approaches to control unacceptable fluctuations in effluent quality. Areas considered include: factors contributing to variability in both waste loads and process technology performance; variability assessment; control of variability employing the process best management practice (BMP); design/operation of biological waste treatment technologies for variability reduction; and modelling to enhance process control.
authors.affiliation: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Englande
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Eckenfelder
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003264:Containment of Biohazards / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D007220:Industrial Waste; D019800:Phenol; D012722:Sewage; D013269:Stochastic Processes; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D012722:Sewage; D019800:Phenol