An OUR-based approach to determine the toxic effects of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in activated sludge


Meric S., EREMEKTAR G., CINER F., Tunay O.

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, cilt.101, sa.2, ss.147-155, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 101 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0304-3894(03)00147-x
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.147-155
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This study uses the oxygen uptake rate (OUR) measurement to measure toxicity effects of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) on activated sludges fed with the wastewater from a small domestic wastewater treatment plant and peptone-based synthetic wastewater. Two 21 lab-scale batch reactors were run in parallel with the same F/M ratios (0.4 mg COD per mg VSS per day) to assess the inhibition effects of 2,4-D concentrations between 25 and 75 mg l(-1) considering at least a 100% dilution rate, as compared with a pesticide industry effluent containing 20,000-40,000 mg l(-1) COD, reaches a central treatment plant. It was noted that the OUR was decreased to 15 and 30%, respectively, when adding 75 mg l(-1) of 2,4-D to the domestic and synthetic reactors,. Meanwhile, the addition of 25 plus 50 mg l(-1) of 2,4-D in sequence to the domestic wastewater reactor did not significantly affect the OUR profile.