the occurrence and fate of trace-level contamination of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment has been recognized as one of the emerging issues in environmental chemistry. the effluents of wastewater treatment plants, usually directly emitted to the environment, often contain the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac. diclofenac was chosen because it is of high consumption; by background liter...

The aim of this study was to assess the toxicity sewage sludge from municipal treatment plant in Bialystok. Raw sewage, primary settling tank, activated sludge, before fermentation chamber, recirculated and after dehydration on press were tested. Microtox Model 500 kit using Aliivibrio fischeri luminescent bacteria used for analyzes. EC50 index (indicating concentration toxic substances resulti...

The sewage treatment plant was monitored to determine the efficiency of technologies employed to reduce microbiological threats. Every four weeks, for a year, sewage was sampled to investigate the effects of post-mechanical and post-biological treatment. Changes in Escherichia coli, D-group streptococci and Salmonella spp. number were analyzed. The reduction of the bacteria in sewage treated me...

the study was conducted during 2002- 2007 in the first and last stage of a four-year rotation (sugar beet, forage maize, onion, wheat and sugar beet) at research station of irrigation and drainage rudasht. in each year, four treatments of organic fertilizers (25 and 50 t/ha urban compost and 15 and 30 t/ha sewage sludge) with a control (no organic fertilizer) were studied in a randomized comple...

Sewage sludge is a complex mixture of inorganic and organic materials and pathogens generated by the treatment of domestic sewage. Section 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 503 regulates the land application of sewage sludge based on pathogen content and sets standards for nine inorganic chemicals. It is believed that the Part 503 standards are protective of human health and the enviro...