TREATMENT OF SEPTIC TANK SLUDGE IN A VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLAND SYSTEM

AUTOR(ES)

Andrade, Cynthia F., Sperling, Marcos Von, Manjate, Elias S.

FONTE

Eng. Agríc.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2017-08

RESUMO

ABSTRACT: The study consisted of the evaluation of the treatment of septic tank sludge in a vertical constructed wetland system (CW), built according to the first stage of the French system. The system operated also for sewage treatment and one of the beds (area of 29.1 m2, height of the support medium of 0.7 m and planted with Tifton 85 grass, Cynodon dactylon Pers), began to receive the application of sludge from clean-pit trucks once a week. The percolated liquid was directed to post-treatment in the other two beds of the French system. The application of the raw sludge had average hydraulic loading rate of 13.1 m3/m2.year and solids loading rate of 81 kgTS/m2.year. The system improved the quality of percolated liquid in terms of carbonaceous and nitrogenous matter (average COD removal efficiencies of 82% and TKN of 63%), but the percolate post-treatment strategy did not result in substantial improvements. The dewatering of the accumulated sludge on top of the bed occurred satisfactorily (55% of dry solids), the Tifton 85 grass was resistant to the operational conditions and the system proved to be a compact technology (sludge treatment capacity of an equivalent population between 1140 and 3799 inhabitants in the unit of 29.1 m2, corresponding to 39 to 131 inhabitants per m2 of surface area).

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