Assessing a Low-Cost Multi-Media Filter with Biological Contact Aeration for Greywater Treatment in Domestic Applications
Treatment and reuse of greywater for non-potable applications especially in scarce countries is a feasible option. In this study, a simple greywater treatment system consisting of a low-cost simple multi-media filter with biological contact aeration system was developed and installed in a selected h...
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| description | Treatment and reuse of greywater for non-potable applications especially in scarce countries is a feasible option. In this study, a simple greywater treatment system consisting of a low-cost simple multi-media filter with biological contact aeration system was developed and installed in a selected household in Muscat, the capital of Oman. Monitoring and measurements were made to investigate the productivity and efficiency of this system in treating the greywater from laundry and shower sources. The greywater from the collected laundry and shower contained 360 mg/L of COD and 28.5 mg/L of BOD. The experimental results showed that the greywater treatment unit achieved more than 99% of turbidity removal, more than 74% of BOD removal, and more than 50% of COD removal. BOD removal was primarily achieved through bacterial degradation whereas COD removal was attributed to the adsorption of organic compounds by activated carbon. The effluent quality of the treated greywater fell within the standard level and can be safely reused for various non-potable applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4676c09ace54d3490f20e2a947348d22023-11-09T07:33:33ZengPolish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE)Journal of Ecological Engineering2299-89932023-12-01241225826710.12911/22998993/173414173414Assessing a Low-Cost Multi-Media Filter with Biological Contact Aeration for Greywater Treatment in Domestic ApplicationsAbdelkader T. Ahmed0Md. Shafiquzzaman1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0226-9823Amimul Ahsan2Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Qassim University, Buraydah, 51452, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Gazipur, BangladeshTreatment and reuse of greywater for non-potable applications especially in scarce countries is a feasible option. In this study, a simple greywater treatment system consisting of a low-cost simple multi-media filter with biological contact aeration system was developed and installed in a selected household in Muscat, the capital of Oman. Monitoring and measurements were made to investigate the productivity and efficiency of this system in treating the greywater from laundry and shower sources. The greywater from the collected laundry and shower contained 360 mg/L of COD and 28.5 mg/L of BOD. The experimental results showed that the greywater treatment unit achieved more than 99% of turbidity removal, more than 74% of BOD removal, and more than 50% of COD removal. BOD removal was primarily achieved through bacterial degradation whereas COD removal was attributed to the adsorption of organic compounds by activated carbon. The effluent quality of the treated greywater fell within the standard level and can be safely reused for various non-potable applications.http://www.jeeng.net/Assessing-a-Low-Cost-Multi-Media-Filter-with-Biological-Contact-Aeration-for-Greywater,173414,0,2.htmlgreywatertreatmentpollutant removalrecyclingcontact aerationmultimedia-filter |
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| title | Assessing a Low-Cost Multi-Media Filter with Biological Contact Aeration for Greywater Treatment in Domestic Applications |
| title_full | Assessing a Low-Cost Multi-Media Filter with Biological Contact Aeration for Greywater Treatment in Domestic Applications |
| title_fullStr | Assessing a Low-Cost Multi-Media Filter with Biological Contact Aeration for Greywater Treatment in Domestic Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing a Low-Cost Multi-Media Filter with Biological Contact Aeration for Greywater Treatment in Domestic Applications |
| title_short | Assessing a Low-Cost Multi-Media Filter with Biological Contact Aeration for Greywater Treatment in Domestic Applications |
| title_sort | assessing a low cost multi media filter with biological contact aeration for greywater treatment in domestic applications |
| topic | greywater treatment pollutant removal recycling contact aeration multimedia-filter |
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