Monitoring of total metal concentration in sludge samples: Case study for the mechanical–biological wastewater treatment plant in Velika Gorica, Croatia

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 447; pp. 17 - 24
• Main Authors: Filipović, Josip, Grčić, Ivana, Bermanec, Vladimir, Kniewald, Goran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 01.03.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: anaerobic digesters; Anaerobiosis; analysis; Applied sciences; atomic absorption spectrometry; Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; Cadmium; case studies; Copper; Croatia; Dehydration; Drying; emissions; Exact sciences and technology; General purification processes; hazardous waste; Heavy metals; Mechanical–biological treatment; Metals; Metals - analysis; Metals, Heavy; Metals, Heavy - analysis; methods; Monitoring; Municipal wastewater; Other industrial wastes. Sewage sludge; Pollution; prediction; Sand; Sewage; Sewage - analysis; Sewage sludge; Sludge; solid wastes; Waste Disposal, Fluid; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods; Waste Water - analysis; Wastes; Wastewater; wastewater treatment; Wastewaters; Water treatment and pollution; Zinc; Europe; Croatia; AA; PS; Mechanical–biological treatment; DOS; SME; Sewage sludge; Heavy metals; DS; Municipal wastewater; DEHS; WWTP; BOD; MCL; YTT; COD; Monitoring; Mechanical biological treatment; Sewage treatment plant; Biological purification; Heavy metal; Case study; Trace element; Mechanical treatment; Urban waste water; Physicochemical purification; Mechanical-biological treatment; Waste water purification

In this paper, monitoring of total metal concentration in sludge samples from wastewater treatment process is elaborated. The presented results summarize the analyses of sludge samples in a period from 2008 to 2012. Possible sources of pollutions are given. Primarily, waste solid samples were collec...