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dc.contributor.authorCarstea, E.M.*
dc.contributor.authorZakharova, Y.S.*
dc.contributor.authorBridgeman, John*
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-26T14:08:39Z
dc.date.available2018-03-26T14:08:39Z
dc.date.issued2018-05
dc.identifier.citationCarstea EM, Zakharova YS and Bridgeman J (2018) Online fluorescence monitoring of effluent organic matter in wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 144(5).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/15322
dc.descriptionYesen_US
dc.description.abstractWastewater treatment is an energy-intensive operation. Energy consumption is forecast to increase by 60% in the forthcoming decade due to tightened legislation surrounding the discharge of final effluent to watercourses. Treatment plants rely on the time-consuming and unreliable biochemical oxygen demand to assess the quality of final effluent, leading to process inefficiencies. Here, the authors show that fluorescence spectroscopy is a robust technique for real-time monitoring of changes in effluent quality. Three portable fluorimeters were installed for one month at the final effluent discharge point of a large municipal wastewater treatment plant. The authors show that organic matter composition of the wastewater varies diurnally depending on the flow rate and antecedent rainfall. High fluorescence intensity and ammonia are attributed to sewage sludge liquor, which is regularly discharged to the treatment plant. Moreover, elevated fluorescence intensities were recorded as a result of process failure following a power outage. The study shows that online fluorescence analysis is capable of detecting both minor changes in effluent quality and issues with treatment process performance.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Commission Framework Programme 7, Marie Curie IEF (PIEF-GA-2012-329962) and the Core Program, ANCS (PN 16.40.01.01).en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights©2018 American Society of Civil Engineers. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This material may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This material may be found at https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29EE.1943-7870.0001360?af=Ren_US
dc.subjectReal-time monitoringen_US
dc.subjectFluorescence spectroscopy
dc.subjectWastewater treatment plant
dc.subjectOrganic matter
dc.titleOnline fluorescence monitoring of effluent organic matter in wastewater treatment plantsen_US
dc.status.refereedYesen_US
dc.date.Accepted2017-10-18
dc.date.application2018-02-16
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.versionAccepted Manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)ee.1943-7870.0001360
refterms.dateFOA2018-07-28T03:29:44Z


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