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dc.contributor.advisorClevenger, Tom E.eng
dc.contributor.authorSrinivas, D.S.R.K.eng
dc.coverage.spatialMissouri -- Kingdom Cityeng
dc.date.issued2007eng
dc.date.submitted2007 Summereng
dc.descriptionThe entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file.eng
dc.descriptionTitle from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on May 27, 2009)eng
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.eng
dc.descriptionThesis (M.S.) University of Missouri-Columbia 2007.eng
dc.descriptionDissertations, Academic -- University of Missouri--Columbia -- Civil engineering.eng
dc.description.abstract[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Lagoons, commonly used in municipal wastewater treatment, are limited in their ability to treat wastewater due to limitations in the process and operational flexibilities. The small municipalities using lagoons are under stress due to the non-compliance issues owing to increasingly stringent regulations and their lack of financial resources to opt for advanced systems such as activated sludge plants. Therefore, there is a great need for finding low cost technological improvements for lagoons that would help to achieve enhanced effluent water quality in these lagoons. Several innovative technologies are available, which have the potential to enhance the performance of existing lagoons through simple upgrades without interrupting regular treatment. One such simple attached growth system based technology available for enhancing the nitrification performance of a lagoon is called "fixed film technology." The present project involved conducting performance study of the Kingdom City lagoon, and evaluating the effect of the fixed film technology on the performance of the lagoon to remove pollutants of concern. Bi-weekly wastewater samples were collected during September 2005 and June 2007 and analyzed for various parameters including pH, DO, temperature, TSS, VSS, BOD, COD, alkalinity, ammonia, nitrates and nitrites. Biomass growth was observed during the study period to a limited extent. This study has generated huge amount of data with the fixed films in place in the lagoon. During the analysis of the data, it was strongly felt that the background data, without fixed films, was insufficient to compare the performance of the lagoon with fixed film media installed in place. The findings of the study indicate that the effluent quality improvements may occur with the fixed-film media introduction in the lagoon.eng
dc.identifier.merlinb68419648eng
dc.identifier.oclc354989492eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/6267
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.32469/10355/6267eng
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertationseng
dc.rightsAccess is limited to the campus of the University of Missouri--Columbia.eng
dc.subject.lcshSewage -- Purification -- Fixed-film biological processeng
dc.subject.lcshNitrificationeng
dc.subject.lcshSewage lagoonseng
dc.titleNitrification enhancement in lagoons using fixed film mediaeng
dc.typeThesiseng
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil and Environmental Engineering (MU)eng
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
thesis.degree.levelMasterseng
thesis.degree.nameM.S.eng


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