Impact of wastewater on environment and the importance of WWTP management

Pollution control has been changed by advances in scientific knowledge, because there is a connection of environmental contamination with the ability to measure it. With greater understanding of the impact of wastewater on the environment and more sophisticated analytical methods, advanced treatment is becoming more common. The assessment of biological effects of wastewater discharges in the ecosystems is today considered relevant and ecotoxicological tests identifying the ecological hazard are useful tools for the identification of environmental impacts.

Sewage treatment is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater, including household sewage and runoff (effluents) and stormwater runoff. It includes physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove physical, chemical and biological contaminants. Its objective is to produce an environmentally safe fluid waste stream (or treated effluent) and a solid waste (or treated sludge) suitable for disposal or reuse (usually as farm fertilizer). Using advanced WWTP Management technology it is now possible to re-use sewage effluent for drinking water.

The major aim of wastewater treatment is to remove as much of the suspended solids as possible before the remaining water, called effluent, is discharged back to the environment. As solid material decays, it uses up oxygen, which is needed by the plants and animals living in the water. "Primary treatment" removes about 60 percent of suspended solids from wastewater. This treatment also involves aerating (stirring up) the wastewater, to put oxygen back in. Secondary treatment removes more than 90 percent of suspended solids.

 A WWTP (wastewater treatment plant) removes a variety of contaminants from water to make it usable again. They treat the water that goes down our drains before releasing it back into the environment.  WWTP management is necessary because it is the process that removes chemical and biological wastes in contaminated waters, thereby permitting the reuse of the water in other applications.

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If wastewater is not properly treated, then the environment and human health can be negatively impacted. These impacts can include harm to fish and wildlife populations, oxygen depletion, beach closures and other restrictions on recreational water use, restrictions on fish and shellfish harvesting and contamination of drinking water. At Quest Consultants, we will customize an on-site WWTP Management service for your WWTP to meet and surpass your facilities regulatory treatment requirements to assure compliance with all State and Federal regulations. For more information, please visit http://www.questinc2.com/.