EFFECTS OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS ON ANAEROBIC DIGESTION. I. RADIOPHOSPHORUS.

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1959 · Sewage and Ind. Wastes

OSTI ID:4258295

Grune, W N; Bartholomew, D D; Hudson, Jr, E I

Problems presented by the disposal of low-level radioactive wastes through conventional waste treatment plants are reviewed. A number of qualitative parameters was measured to evaluate the effects of radiophosphorus on anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge. Measurements were made of gas production, pH, volatile acid concentration, and solid concentration in the sludge. An effort was made to establish the distribution of radioactivlty from digested sludge and to definitely establish the level at which radioactive materials such as phosphorus-32 and iodine-131, as commonly discharged into sewage plants, would exert deleterious effects on anaerobic digestion processes. Measurements were also made of the relative concentration of radioactivity between the liquid and the solid component of the sludge after treatment. 52 references. (C.H.)

• Research Organization: Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta
• NSA Number: NSA-13-014432
• OSTI ID: 4258295
• Journal Information: Sewage and Ind. Wastes, Journal Name: Sewage and Ind. Wastes Vol. Vol: 30
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ACIDITY
BACTERIA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
DISTRIBUTION
GASES
HEALTH AND SAFETY
INTESTINE
IODINE 131
LIQUIDS
MEASURED VALUES
MICROORGANISMS
PHOSPHORUS 32
QUANTITY RATIO
RADIOACTIVITY
SLURRIES
SOLIDS
VOLATILITY
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE PROCESSING