title: Sustainable wastewater treatment of temporary events: the Dranouter Music Festival case study.
abstract: Music festivals and other temporary events, such as bicycle races, lay a heavy burden on the surrounding environment. Treatment of the wastewater originating from such events is necessary if no municipal treatment plant is available. This study demonstrated that activated carbon is a performant technique for the treatment of wastewaters originating from these temporary events. Freundlich isotherms and maximum operational linear velocity (6 m/h) were determined on a lab-scale set-up. A pilot-scale set up was used to treat part (5%) of the total volume of the Dranouter Music Festival shower wastewater. On average 90% removal of COD and suspended solids concentration was obtained. Application of the activated carbon filter resulted in the fact that the local discharge limits were met without operational problems.
authors.affiliation: Research Group EnBiChem, Department of Industrial Engineering and Technology, University College West Flanders, Graaf Karel de Goedelaan 5, B-8500 Kortrijk, Belgium. stijn.van.hulle@howest.be
authors.forename: S W H
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Van Hulle
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Audenaert
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Decostere
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hogie
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dejans
mesh_terms: D009146:Music; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014873:Water Pollutants
chemical_list: D014873:Water Pollutants