Prospects for a self-sustainable sewage treatment system: A case study on full-scale UASB system in India's Yamuna River Basin

Nobuyuki Sato; Tsutomu Okubo; Takashi Onodera; Akiyoshi Ohashi; Hideki Harada

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.08.025

Prospects for a self-sustainable sewage treatment system: A case study on full-scale UASB system in India's Yamuna River Basin

Nobuyuki Sato, Tsutomu Okubo, Takashi Onodera, Akiyoshi Ohashi, Hideki Harada

New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe)

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Abstract

The government of India decided to launch a project to implement 16 full-scale Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactors (with a total capacity of 598,000 m³/d) in the Yamuna River basin under its Yamuna Action Plan (YAP). A polishing pond called the Final Polishing Unit (FPU) was utilized for post-treatment. This paper evaluates the sewage treatment efficiency of the combined system of full-scale UASB reactors and polishing ponds under Indian climatic conditions. Results have shown that the effluent from the sewage treatment plants (STPs) investigated failed to comply with applicable discharge standards in terms of BOD, SS, and fecal coliform removal. Therefore, it is proposed that such proper operation and maintenance as removing excess sludge and scum be conducted in order to increase treatment efficiency. Moreover, trained and experienced workers are also required to operate and maintain the systems, along with a scientific approach.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	198-207
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Environmental Management
Volume	80
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.08.025
Publication status	Published - 2006 Aug

Keywords

Low cost
Operation and maintenance
Polishing pond
Sewage treatment
UASB

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Environmental Engineering
Waste Management and Disposal
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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