Phosphorus removal mechanisms at the Yellow River Sweetwater Creek Water Reclamation Facility, Gwinnett County, Georgia. Master's thesis

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:7141838

Borowy, J T

This research investigated the capabilities of the Yellow River Sweetwater Creek Water Reclamation Facility in Gwinnett County, GA. to remove phosphorus biologically. Phosphorus levels and removal locations were analyzed in plant operational units (sampling events), while in reactor experiments (pilot studies), waste was subjected to various conditions to promote-biological phosphorus release and uptake. Analysis of plant conditions at the time of experimentation indicates that one-half of the plant phosphorus removal is accomplished biologically through incorporation of phosphorus in microbial cells during growth. It does not appear, however, that enhanced biological phosphorus removal (BPR) is possible due to wastestream characteristics and/or microbial population. It was noted that the basic anaerobic-aerobic sequence associated with enhanced BPR appears to be occurring with the secondary clarifier sludge blanket and return to compartment A of the nitrification basin.

• Research Organization: Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Civil Engineering
• OSTI ID: 7141838
• Report Number(s): AD-A-283841/5/XAB; CNN: N00123-89-G-0573
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PHOSPHORUS
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