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. 2020 Mar 30;20(7):1941. doi: 10.3390/s20071941

Table 1.

Results of measurements of the volume and quality of wastewater and the reactor operating parameters in the Sitkówka-Nowiny wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).

Indicators Units Winter Spring-Fall
Min Mean Max Standard Deviation Min Mean Max Standard Deviation
Q m3/d 29,952 39,364 88,986 6563 30,125 41,842 94,772 8559
BOD mgO2/l 151 290 489 81.83 132 340 557 81.2
COD mg O2/l 384 782 1183 161.4 342 820 1703 178.2
TSS mg/l 136 315 474 62.76 110 350 572 89.4
N-NH4 mg/l 28 48.9 62 5.68 22 54.52 66.9 7.13
TN mg/l 56.2 82.01 95.16 8.42 39.9 95.15 124.1 11.58
TP mg/l 3.1 7.22 12.1 1.44 3.5 7.83 12.6 1.65
T °C 10 11.9 13.5 0.8 11.3 17.8 23 3.1
DO mg/l 1.8 2.85 3.25 0.8 1.51 2.2 3.25 0.65
MLSS mg/l 2.85 4.95 6.54 0.84 2.15 4.11 5.28 0.95
MLSSR mg/l 6.62 8.7 14.92 0.72 5.03 7.81 11.86 0.1
WAS t.s.m/d 12.69 15.35 18.35 3.51 10.02 12.35 17.25 3.77
RAS % 85.2 102.9 152 16.25 75.2 83.06 120.5 24.4
SVI cm3/g 154 198 291 35 90 138 200 37
mPIX m3/d 0 0.81 1.75 0.27 0 0.84 1.82 0.28

where: Q—inflow to wastewater treatment plant, BOD, COD—biochemical/chemical oxygen demand, TSS—total suspended solids, N–NH4—ammonium nitrogen, TN—total nitrogen, TP—total phosphorus, T—temperature in the activated sludge chambers, DO—oxygen concentration in the bioreactor, MLSS—concentration of activated sludge, MLSSR—concentration of return sludge, WAS—excess amount of sludge, RAS—degree of recirculation, mPIX—dosage of PIX, SVI—sludge volumetric index.