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Use of plastic and textile media in polishing primary treated effluent Khalife, Mohsen 2005, Use of plastic and textile media in polishing primary treated effluent, in On-site '05 : Performance Assessment for On-site Systems : Regulation, Operation and Monitoring : Proceedings of On-site `05 Conference, Lanfax Laboratories, Armidale, N.S.W., pp. 265-271. Title Use of plastic and textile media in polishing primary treated effluent Author(s) Khalife, Mohsen Conference name On-site `05 Conference (2005 : Armidale, N.S.W.) Conference location Armidale, N.S.W. Conference dates 27-30 Sep. 2005 Title of proceedings On-site '05 : Performance Assessment for On-site Systems : Regulation, Operation and Monitoring : Proceedings of On-site `05 Conference Editor(s) Patterson, R. A. Jones, M. J. Publication date 2005 Conference series On-site Conference Start page 265 End page 271 Publisher Lanfax Laboratories Place of publication Armidale, N.S.W. Summary The majority of on-site sewage management systems in Australia fail to perform to expectations. About 60% to 80% of on-site systems reportedly fail to produce acceptable effluent quality, and there is an increaed concern about the risks associated with public health and environmental pollution. In Victoria, a large proportion of septic tank installations have been reported to discharge highly polluted waste to drains and streams. Users, often considered by regulators as operators, have to bear the costs of upgrade/replacement of their old systems to meet stringent water quality guidelines. Some of the common problems include clogging of the disposal fields due to solids and organic overloading and surfacing of highly polluted effluent. Large land application area is subsequently required for irrigating the effluent and/or installation of upgraded disposal fields. This paper investigates the effectiveness of various types of textile and plastic media, in polishing primary tank effluent, downstream from a typical two-compartment septic tank system. Results to date show that high biochemical oxygen demand removal rates are achieved from the textile and plastic media (up to 86% and 83% respectively). At these removal levels, the performance of a combined conventional septic tank system and plastic/textile filters is comparable to that of an advanced aerated wastewater treatment system. This approach, subject to further investigation, could provide a less costly upgrade. Notes Conference program : http://www.lanfaxlabs.com.au/papers/On-site-2005-TOC.pdf ISBN 0957943822 Language eng Field of Research 090701 Environmental Engineering Design HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed Copyright notice ©2005, Lanfax Laboratories Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30005710 Document type: Conference Paper Collection: School of Engineering and Technology   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 23 Feb 2009, 08:47:12 EST Thu, 02 Sep 2010, 16:54:28 EST Thu, 23 Sep 2010, 10:38:02 EST Thu, 23 Sep 2010, 10:45:45 EST Thu, 23 Sep 2010, 10:46:33 EST Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 15:31:46 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 311 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 09:53:11 EST

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