Problems of Nitrogen at Central Municipal Water Works in Ostrava

• Main Author: Praus Petr
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Technical University of Kosice 2003-09-01
• Series: Acta Montanistica Slovaca
• Subjects: nitrogen; removal; determination; waste waters
• Online Access: http://actamont.tuke.sk/pdf/2003/n2-3/8praus.pdf

Nitrogen is very important nutrient and must be removed during wastewater treatment process. The presented article describes the situation of nitrogen removal at the Central Municipal Water Works in Ostrava. At present, this biological sewage plant operates with only 45% nitrogen removal efficiency. The current three corridor denitrification-nitrification (D-N) system is planed to be reconstructed. One of several solution is modification of the activation tank into four step D-N system that could be completed by postdenitrification in the redundant clarifiers.In this paper the analytical methods, used for determination of nitrogen compounds in waste waters, are described as well. Only sufficiently precise and accurate methods must be selected and that is why the standardized or fully validated procedures are preferred. Laboratory results are used for monitoring of treatment process and for making of important technological decisions. For this purpose, introduction of the quality control and quality assurance system into laboratory practise is desired.