The aim of this research was to determine the performance of a submerged biological aerated filter, composed of a double-layer bed. This bed is made up of a top layer of ceramic material and a bottom layer of plastic material (both from previously used waste material). Effluent concentrations are presented related to the volumetric and hydraulic loads applied. The results were very satisfactory...

Nitrogen and phosphorus present in sewage can be used for microalgae growth, possibiliting cost reduction in the production of microalgae at the same time that it decreases the eutrophication potential of the effluent. This research aimed at monitoring the native community of microalgae and coliform bacteria in a secondary effluent from anaerobic municipal sewage treatment. Two treatments (aera...

In this study, polyethylene and zeolite, as media in two-stage biological aerated filters (BAF), were evaluated for simultaneous removal of ammonia nitrogen organics micro-polluted water under low temperature conditions. For specific source water, the contaminants characteristics are by single-factor experiment to determine suitable pH, air-water ratio (AWR) hydraulic load (HLR). Ammonia perman...

The HOBAS aeration system was tested to compare changes in environmental and bacteriological parameters in ponds growing Penaeus monodon during a single production cycle. The stocking density in the aerated pond was doubled to 12 post-larvae (PL) m(-2) in contrast to the non-aerated pond with 6 (PL) m(-2). Microbial abundance in the ponds ranged between 10(5-6) cells ml(-1). Among the physiolog...

Aerated-anoxic processes operate under the principle that small additions of oxygen to an anoxic reactor induce simultaneous nitrification and denitrification. In these systems, ammonia oxidation in the anoxic zone can easily account for 30-50% of the total nitrification in the reactor, even though the dissolve oxygen concentration is usually below detection limit. To investigate whether the ni...