| Title |
Purposely Development of the Adaptive Potential of Activated Sludge from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Focused on the Treatment of Landfill Leachate |
| ID_Doc |
18113 |
| Authors |
Belouhova, M; Yotinov, I; Schneider, I; Dinova, N; Todorova, Y; Lyubomirova, V; Mihaylova, V; Daskalova, E; Lincheva, S; Topalova, Y |
| Title |
Purposely Development of the Adaptive Potential of Activated Sludge from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Focused on the Treatment of Landfill Leachate |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
Processes, 10, 3 |
| DOI |
10.3390/pr10030460 |
| Abstract |
Biological treatment is a key technology in landfill leachate treatment However, often its efficiency is not high enough due to the pollutants in concentrations above the critical ones. The present study aimed to investigate the adaptive responses that occur in activated sludge (AS) during landfill leachate purification. A model process with AS from a municipal wastewater treatment plant and landfill leachate in increasing concentrations was constructed. The data showed that when dilutions 25 and 50 times had been applied the structure of the AS was preserved, but the COD cannot be reduced below 209 mg O-2/L. The feed of undiluted leachate destroyed the AS structure as SVI was reduced to 1 mL/g, biotic index to 1, floc size was greatly reduced and COD remained high (2526 mg O-2/L). The dominant group of protozoa was changed from attached to free-swimming ciliates. An increase of the bacterial groups responsible for the xenobiotics elimination (aerobic heterotrophs, genera Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Azoarcus, Thauera, Alcaligenes) was registered. This was accompanied by a significant increase in free bacteria. The obtained data showed that for optimal treatment of this type of water it is necessary to include a combination of biological treatment with another non-biological method (membrane filtration, reverse osmosis, etc.). |
| Author Keywords |
landfill leachate; xenobiotics; adaptation; activated sludge; micro- and metafauna; free-swimming ciliates; Pseudomonas; Acinetobacter |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000774544600001 |
| WoS Category |
Engineering, Chemical |
| Research Area |
Engineering |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/10/3/460/pdf?version=1645773816
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