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CHARACTERISTICS OF
WASTEWATER
Wastewater: is simply that part of the water
supply to the community or to the industry which
has been used for different purposes and has
been mixed with solids either suspended or
dissolved.
Wastewater is 99.9% water and 0.1% solids. The
main task in treating the wastewater is simply to
remove most or all of this 0.1% of solids.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES & THEIR
SOURCES
Characteristic: Sources:
Percent
Volumebyratio
mass %(by
mL/Lm)
Mass per unit volume
Volume ratio mL/L
Mg/L
Mass per unit volume
Mg/L
g/
Floating matter
Settleable matter
Colloidal matter
Matter in solution
IMHOFF CONE
ODOR IS PRODUCED BY GAS PRODUCTION DUE TO THE
DECOMPOSITION OF ORGANIC MATTER OR BY SUBSTANCES
ADDED TO THE WASTEWATER.
EFFECTS OF ODORS:
ODORS AT LOW CONCENTRATION IN HUMAN TERMS IS
RELATED PRIMARILY TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS THEY
PRODUCE RATHER THAN THE HARM THEY DO TO THE BODY.
TON
WHERE:
A=ML OF SAMPLE
B=ML OF ODOR-FREE WATER
Importance of temperature:
Affects chemical reactions during the wastewater treatment process
Affects aquatic life (fish, etc.)
Oxygen solubility is less in worm water than cold water.
Optimum temperature for bacterial activity is in the range of 25°c to 35.
Aerobic digestion and nitrification stop when the temperature rises to 50.
When the temperature drops to about 15°c, methane producing bacteria
become in active.
Nitrifying bacteria stop activity at about 5°c.
Turbidity:
It’s a measure of the light-transmitting properties of
water.
Solids are divided into several different fractions & their concentrations
provide useful information for characterization of the wastewater &
control of treatment processes.
same conditions.
REFERENCES
METCALF & EDDY 3RD EDITION.
WASTEWATER ENGINEERING (TREATMENT,
DISPOSAL, REUSE). MCGRAW-HILL
INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS. CIVIL
ENGINEERING SERIES.
UNIT-1.-ITRODUCTION-TO-WASTEWATER-
TREATMENT
HTTPS://WWW.DLSWEB.RMIT.EDU.AU >
UNITS
EFFECTS OF ODOR IN THE
COMMUNITY
ODORS CAN COME FROM MANY SOURCES:
• Vehicles: diesel exhaust
WHAT SYMPTOMS CAN I EXPECT?
• HEADACHES
• NASAL CONGESTION
• COUGH
• CHEST TIGHTNESS
• SHORTNESS OF BREATH
• WHEEZING
• HEART PALPITATIONS
• NAUSEA
• DROWSINESS
• MENTAL DEPRESSION
WHAT CAN MY COMMUNITY DO ABOUT
ODOR?
• You can keep personal odor diaries to track the odors in the
community.
• You can organize to assess the effect environmental odors have
on your community.
• You can appeal to local government for policy changes.