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Title: Sewage treatment.
Creator: Bruderly, D. E., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3177050
Subject Headings: Sewage treatment, Sewage--Purification
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Title: Identifiying cost savings through energy conservation measures in mechanically aerated activated sludge treatment processes in southeast Florida.
Creator: Stanley, Eric., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
Abstract/Description: This thesis presents a model which estimates energy and cost savings that can be realized by implementing Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) at mechanically aerated wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in southeast Florida. Historical plant monitoring data is used to estimate savings achieved by implementing innovative aeration technologies which include : 1) Fine Bubble DIffusers ; 2) Single-Stage Turbo Blowers ; 3) Automatic Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Control. Key assumptions for modeling...
Show moreThis thesis presents a model which estimates energy and cost savings that can be realized by implementing Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) at mechanically aerated wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in southeast Florida. Historical plant monitoring data is used to estimate savings achieved by implementing innovative aeration technologies which include : 1) Fine Bubble DIffusers ; 2) Single-Stage Turbo Blowers ; 3) Automatic Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Control. Key assumptions for modeling performance of each technology are researched and discussed, such as trends in the future cost of electricity, efficiency of blowers, and practical average DO levels for each scenario. Capital cost estimates and operation maintenance (O&M) costs are estimated to complete life-cycle cost and payback analyses. The benefits are quantified on an individual and cumulative basis, to identify which technologies are cost-beneficial. The results demonstrate that levels of payback of 20 years or less are available at the three WWTPs studied.
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Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3352885
Subject Headings: Ecological engineering, Sewage, Purification, Sewage disposal plants, Energy conservation
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Title: REVISITING THE COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER DISPOSAL METHODS IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA.
Creator: Conboy, Kelley, Bloetscher, Frederick, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract/Description: A comparative risk assessment of wastewater disposal methods in southeast Florida has only been performed once and it was over 20 years ago. Since then, methods has changed and research have been developed. This study follows the methods used in the 2000 study, and assesses the following disposal methods: ocean outfalls, deep injection wells, surface water discharge, reuse for non-potable applications, indirect potable reuse, and direct potable reuse. This assessment assembled a team of...
Show moreA comparative risk assessment of wastewater disposal methods in southeast Florida has only been performed once and it was over 20 years ago. Since then, methods has changed and research have been developed. This study follows the methods used in the 2000 study, and assesses the following disposal methods: ocean outfalls, deep injection wells, surface water discharge, reuse for non-potable applications, indirect potable reuse, and direct potable reuse. This assessment assembled a team of qualified experts to complete a modified delphi survey to assess the human risks of wastewater disposal methods. Using the delphi results in a Bayesian Assessment Model, this assessment found that deep injection well and direct potable reuse were the disposal methods with the least risk.
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014068
Subject Headings: Sewage disposal--Florida, Wastewater, Sewage--Management
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Biological nutrient removalprocesses.
Creator: Ramesh, V., Geetha, R., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007338
Subject Headings: Sewage--Purification--Nutrient removal, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
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Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A SENSITIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR) APPROACH TO DETECT ENTAMOEBA DISPAR IN INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER.
Creator: Chowdhury, Rakib Ahmed, Meeroff, Daniel E., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract/Description: Deep injection wells are considered among the most efficient, environmentally-friendly and cost-effective techniques to dispose of wastewater. However, formation of biofilms in the casing pipe can reduce the effective diameter, which in turn, can lower the injectivity of wastewater and ultimately results in injection failure. A class 1 deep injection well located at the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County was revealed to be getting clogged due to the development of a microbial...
Show moreDeep injection wells are considered among the most efficient, environmentally-friendly and cost-effective techniques to dispose of wastewater. However, formation of biofilms in the casing pipe can reduce the effective diameter, which in turn, can lower the injectivity of wastewater and ultimately results in injection failure. A class 1 deep injection well located at the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County was revealed to be getting clogged due to the development of a microbial community where Entamoeba dispar, a protozoan species was found to be the abundant microorganism in the biofilm. The injection well is used to discharge industrial wastewater coming from several sources at the facility which are discharged to a collection chamber, known as the wet well, before being disposed down the deep injection well pipe. Prior to design and implementation of a suitable treatment technique to inactivate the protozoan species, it is imperative to reveal the origins of the microorganism coming to the deep injection well. Therefore, the objective of the current research was to develop a technique to identify potential sources of Entamoeba dispar. In this study, samples were collected from the seven sources as well as from the wet well. Initially, a number of onsite and laboratory experiments were conducted to monitor the water quality parameters of the collected samples. In case of microbiological investigations, microscopic analysis was carried out to detect the microorganism in the wastewater specimens followed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and gel-electrophoresis assays. In addition, the number of DNA copies in each of the tested samples was determined using the ImageJ app. From the microscopic analysis, no samples were found to be Entamoeba dispar positive. However, PCR and gel electrophoresis tests results indicated that wet well, NEFCO effluent, class 1, REF 1 and groundwater dilution samples were positive and the calculated number of DNA copies were 6545, 6849, 16763, 6351 and 5635 in 100 mL of the wastewater specimens respectively. The PCR technique used in this study is sensitive enough to detect even 4 DNA copies of the target microorganism. All the positive samples have one thing in common, which is they all contain local groundwater from site, indicating a potential source for further investigation.
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Date Issued: 2021
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013871
Subject Headings: Entamoeba, Industrial wastewater, Sewage, Polymerase chain reaction
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from waste water in a water hyacinth-based treatment system.
Creator: DeBusk, T. A., Williams, Lavergne D., Ryther, John H., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007326
Subject Headings: Water hyacinth, Sewage--Purification--Nitrogen removal, Sewage--Purification--Phosphorus removal
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Title: A Study of the Longevity of f2 Bacteriophage in Marine and Fresh Water Sewage Effluent, and Its Use as a Biological Indicator of Pollution.
Creator: Twist, Ernest Michael, Waddell, Glenn H., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The significance of the transmission of animal viruses in sewage polluted fresh and marine waters becomes an increasingly important factor as more and more evidence is presented to support the fact that in the case of many viral types one virus particle constitutes an infective dose. Therefore it is very important that a method of determining the extent of viral pollution in sewage polluted bodies of marine and fresh water be found. The longevity of f2 bacteriophage in both marine and fresh...
Show moreThe significance of the transmission of animal viruses in sewage polluted fresh and marine waters becomes an increasingly important factor as more and more evidence is presented to support the fact that in the case of many viral types one virus particle constitutes an infective dose. Therefore it is very important that a method of determining the extent of viral pollution in sewage polluted bodies of marine and fresh water be found. The longevity of f2 bacteriophage in both marine and fresh water sewage polluted samples was determined, and shown to be 3 to 4 days for marine water and 8 days for fresh water. It was also shown that the culture medium in which the f2 phage was produced, and the larger macromolecular polymers commonly found associated with sewage had a favorable affect in increasing the longevity of f2 phage. It was shown that f2 bacteriophage could be used to follow the initial dispersion of the sewage boil arising from an ocean outfall sewerage system. From these results it was concluded that f2 bacteriophage could be used for more detailed studies concerned with the transmission of viruses in sewage polluted waters.
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Date Issued: 1968
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000841
Subject Headings: Sewage disposal in the ocean, Marine pollution, Bacteriophages, Sewage--Microbiology
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Title: AN EVALUATION OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS FOR USE IN MARINE WATERS: ENUMERATION OF STAPHYLOCOCCI BY A FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, AND ISOTOPIC DETERMINATION OF BACTERIAL METABOLIC POTENTIAL.
Creator: BUCHANAN, IAN ELLIS., Florida Atlantic University, Hoffmann, H. A.
Abstract/Description: Two methods, a membrane filter-fluorescent antibody technique for detection of Staphylococcus aureus, and isotopic determination of relative heterotrophic activity, were compared with a standard technique based on the recovery of coliform organisms for evaluation as indices of marine pollution. Water samples were collected from coastal areas of Pompano Beach and Boca Raton, Florida. Coliform and staphylococci survival in seawater was studied under laboratory conditions. The effect of exposure...
Show moreTwo methods, a membrane filter-fluorescent antibody technique for detection of Staphylococcus aureus, and isotopic determination of relative heterotrophic activity, were compared with a standard technique based on the recovery of coliform organisms for evaluation as indices of marine pollution. Water samples were collected from coastal areas of Pompano Beach and Boca Raton, Florida. Coliform and staphylococci survival in seawater was studied under laboratory conditions. The effect of exposure to seawater on substrate uptake by coliforms and other sewage microorganisms was studied using isotopic methods. The results of these studies support the feasibility of using S· aureus as a long-range indicator of marine pollution. Under natural conditions, S· aureus appears more resistant to seawater than coliform organisms, although the reverse was found under laboratory conditions. Seawater inhibited uptake of glucose and lactose by Escherichia coli and other sewage organisms. Relative heterotrophic potentials in terms of glucose and lactose uptake velocities were not significantly affected in coastal waters by the influx of bacteria and nutrients in sewage outfall effluent.
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Date Issued: 1973
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13557
Subject Headings: Staphylococcus aureus, Marine pollution, Sewage disposal in the ocean, Sewage--Microbiology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Support for Regional Community Anaerobic Digestion for Organic Waste Diversion.
Creator: Sharmin, Sumaiya, Meeroff, Daniel E., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract/Description: As the global population is increasing, the generation of various waste materials (fats, oils and grease, fruit waste etc.) is increasing, which when landfilled, takes up valuable landfill space. Anaerobic digestion techniques have been developed that potentially convert these waste materials into energy and fertilizer, thus reducing landfill demand. It has been hypothesized that addition of high strength organic waste to conventional wastewater sludge can enhance the generation of onsite...
Show moreAs the global population is increasing, the generation of various waste materials (fats, oils and grease, fruit waste etc.) is increasing, which when landfilled, takes up valuable landfill space. Anaerobic digestion techniques have been developed that potentially convert these waste materials into energy and fertilizer, thus reducing landfill demand. It has been hypothesized that addition of high strength organic waste to conventional wastewater sludge can enhance the generation of onsite biogas at wastewater treatment plants, to meet the energy requirements of the plant partially or fully. To determine the anaerobic biodegradability of fats, oils and grease and fruit waste residuals, lab scale ultimate digestibility tests were conducted for a period of 63 days under mesophilic conditions. High strength organic wastes, thickened waste activated sludge and inoculum were mixed at 9 different ratios, and the mixtures were incubated in 500 mL serum bottles. After 63 days, the highest methane yield of 280 mL/gVS and 243 mL/gVS were obtained with mixtures containing 10% FOG with 10% red apples and 10% FOG only respectively whereas the methane yield of inoculum was only 8 mL/gVS. Preliminary cost analyses were conducted using the laboratory derived data
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014297
Subject Headings: Sewage disposal plants--Management, Sewage--Purification--Anaerobic treatment, Biogas
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Cultivation of seaweeds forhydrocolloids, waste treatment and biomass for energy conversion.
Creator: Ryther, John H., DeBoer, James A., Lapointe, Brian E.
Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007429
Subject Headings: Biomass, Hydrocolloids, Sewage--Purification, Gracilaria, Marine algae culture
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Title: A fresh water waste recycling-aquaculture system.
Creator: Ryther, John H., Williams, Lavergne D., Kneale, D. C., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3177054
Subject Headings: Recycling (Waste, etc.), Eutrophication, Biological nutrient removal (Sewage purification)
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Title: Nutrient removal fromdomestic wastewater by waterhyacinths: the importance of plant growth, detritus production anddenitrification.
Creator: DeBusk, T. A., Ryther, John H., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1985
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007290
Subject Headings: Sewage--Purification--Nutrient removal, Water hyacinth, Denitrification, Detritus, Wastewater
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Predicting level of dissolved reactive phosphate in the Lafayette River, Virginia, from information on tide, wind, temperature, and sewage discharge.
Creator: Montgomery, John R., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172967
Subject Headings: Phosphate deposits, Sewage, Estuaries, Tidal power, Regression analysis
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The use of δ15N in assessing sewage stress on coral reefs.
Creator: Risk, Michael J., Lapointe, Brian E., Sherwood, Owen A., Bedford, Bradley J.
Date Issued: 2009
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3158777
Subject Headings: Coral Reefs, Sewage, Nitrogen, Isotopes, Coral reef animals
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Heavy metal toxicity ebbs and flows in wastestabilisation ponds.
Creator: Govindan, V. S., Ramesh, G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007411
Subject Headings: Heavy metals--Absorption and adsorption, Sewage lagoons
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF OCEAN OUTFALL SYSTEMS.
Creator: SCHAU, HARVEY CHARLES, III., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Mathematical models for ocean outfall systems are presented in this thesis. Two models are used; hydrodynamic and mixing length. The plume shape and dilution generated by these models is displayed and compared with existing experimental data.
Date Issued: 1973
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13565
Subject Headings: Ocean outfalls--Florida, Sewage disposal in the ocean
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Contribution of on-site treatment and disposal systems on coastal nutrient loading.
Creator: Morin, Frederic., Florida Atlantic University, Meeroff, Daniel E., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
Abstract/Description: When onsite treatment and disposal systems (OSTDS) are not properly sited, they can be a potential risk to public health and a source of environmental degradation. In Florida, OSTDS location has proven to be problematic from a water resources perspective. The objective of this study is to quantify the pollutant loading contributions from OSTDS on coastal canals, with regard to nutrients and pathogens indicators (Total Coliform, E. coli, Enterococcus). Two similar single-family residential...
Show moreWhen onsite treatment and disposal systems (OSTDS) are not properly sited, they can be a potential risk to public health and a source of environmental degradation. In Florida, OSTDS location has proven to be problematic from a water resources perspective. The objective of this study is to quantify the pollutant loading contributions from OSTDS on coastal canals, with regard to nutrients and pathogens indicators (Total Coliform, E. coli, Enterococcus). Two similar single-family residential locations were identified: Dania Beach, FL (with 100% OSTDS) and Hollywood, FL (with 100% sewer). Field studies were conducted during the height of the wet and dry seasons. During the wet season, surface water quality of the canal was affected by an OSTDS contribution with higher levels of nutrients and pathogens indicators. During the dry season, no OSTDS impact was detected. OSTDS appear to work properly during the dry season.
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13224
Subject Headings: Estuarine ecology, Sewage disposal--Florida, Sewage--Purification--Nitrogen removal, Land treatment of wastewater--Florida
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Biological impact caused by changes on a tropical reef.
Creator: Jones, Robert S., Randall, R. H., Wilder, M. J., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183785
Subject Headings: Coral reef ecology--Guam, Coral reef ecology --Research, Ecology--Research, Effluent (Sewage)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Nutrient couplings between on-site sewage disposal systems, groundwaters, and nearshore surface waters of the Florida Keys.
Creator: Lapointe, Brian E., O'Connell, Julie D., Garrett, G. S.
Date Issued: 1990
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3333152
Subject Headings: Groundwater, Sewage disposal, Ammonium, Florida Keys (Fla.), Nutrient pollution of water, Eutrophication
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Release of trace metals by sewage sludge and the subsequent uptake by members of a turtle grass mangrove ecosystem.
Creator: Montgomery, John R., Price, Mary T., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3332932
Subject Headings: Thalassia testudinum, Turtle grass, Sewage sludge, Trace metals in the environment, Fouling organisms, Mangrove
Format: Document (PDF)

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