COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL DEGRADABILITY TEST OF PHARMACEUTICAL WASTEWATERS

Peter Princz, Scot E. Smith

Abstract

The composition and, consequently, the biological degradability (BD), of pharmaceutical wastewaters are not constant in time. To optimize the wastewater management of a pharmaceutical factory, real time data are needed about the BD of wastewaters. In our experiments, it was found that measurements using a lab-scale wastewater treatment plant (LWWTP) and a short-time BOD (RBOD) meter, as well as the combined evaluation of RBOD and COD data ensured rapid and accurate assessment of BD of wastewaters.

Keywords

wastewater, biological degradability, zeolite

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TC19 - Environmental Measurements

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