Behaviour of heavy metals during tertiary bio-filtration

More stringent water quality parameters in the Annex of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC led to the introduction of "Maximum Tolerable Risk concentrations" (MTR-values) in the national legislation in The Netherlands (Vierde Nota Waterhuishouding). The MTR-values give limitations fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research. - 1986. - 54(2006), 10 vom: 20., Seite 209-16
1. Verfasser: Miska, V (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Gorter, K, Menkveld, H W H, Neef, R, van der Graaf, J H J M
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research
Schlagworte:Journal Article Metals, Heavy
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Zusammenfassung:More stringent water quality parameters in the Annex of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC led to the introduction of "Maximum Tolerable Risk concentrations" (MTR-values) in the national legislation in The Netherlands (Vierde Nota Waterhuishouding). The MTR-values give limitations for the concentrations of e.g. heavy metals (HM's) but also for nutrients: Ntot < 2.2 mg/l, Ptot <0.15 mg/l. Investigations of HM removal during denitrifying flocculation filtration are conducted on the effluent of a typical modern Dutch WWTP. Because of low concentrations of HM's in the feed water, a cocktail of copper, nickel and zinc chloride (approximately equal 150-200 microg/l) is dosed before filtration. Preliminary jar tests and filtration tests with media filtration in pilot-scale and lab-scale are conducted. The results show high removal of nickel and zinc during jar tests with dosing of powdered activated carbon. During filtration tests at pilot-scale the bounded fraction of copper and zinc is highly removed. All three HM's are removed in the lab-scale activated carbon filter. After dosing, nickel is found mainly in the dissolved form, but it is removed in the lab-scale activated carbon filter. The removal of HM's via adsorption subsequently leads to a discussion on the toxicity of HM's and their bio-availability
Beschreibung:Date Completed 21.02.2007
Date Revised 17.09.2019
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0273-1223