| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 34, 2018
International Conference on Civil & Environmental Engineering (CENVIRON 2017)
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| Article Number | 02046 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | Environment | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20183402046 | |
| Published online | 19 March 2018 | |
Role of UASBs in River Water Quality Conservation in India
1
JUIT Waknaghat, Civil Department, Teh. Kandaghat, Dist. Solan, 173234 H.P, India
2
Chandigarh Group of Colleges Jhanjeri, Civil Department, Dist. Mohali, Punjab, India
* Corresponding author: veeresh_ghali@yahoo.com
Appropriate low-cost treatment technologies are a prerequisite for sound management of natural water resources against pollution in developing countries. Among the existing technologies available, UASB is found to be economically viable for India when considering all factors including operation and maintenance cost and treatment efficiency. However, this technology suffers setbacks in meeting the effluent guidelines prescribed by the government of India. Post treatment is supplemental to this process to meet the effluent standards in terms of removal of organic matter, suspended solids, pathogens and nutrients. Recent stringent effluent guidelines notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India has further reduced the limits of BOD by 3 times, COD and TSS by 5 times, NH4-N and total Nitrogen by 10 times as compared to the previous guidelines. Fecal Coliforms has been specified as <100MPN/100mL. In this paper, the present scenario of UASB based STPs and their role in river conservation is reviewed against the backdrop of stringent effluent guidelines. The minimum removal rates of BOD, COD and TSS in these plants are around 42 – 44% and the average removal rates are reported to be 66%, 61% and 65% respectively. The enhanced removal of BOD (97%), COD (98%) and TSS has been reported in STPs in conjunction with post treatment facilities such as facultative aerated lagoons, aeration tanks and polishing ponds.
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