Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in Municipal and Biological Nitrogen Removal Wastewater Treatment Plants in Jordan

Mohammed Ali Wedyan; Esam Qnais; Khalil Altaif; Abdel Al-Tawaha

doi:10.2478/trser-2019-0008

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Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in Municipal and Biological Nitrogen Removal Wastewater Treatment Plants in Jordan

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

Volume 21 (2019): Issue 2 (August 2019)

By: Mohammed Ali Wedyan, Esam Qnais, Khalil Altaif and Abdel Al-Tawaha

Open Access

|Jan 2020

Abstract

The investigation is conducted on the biochemical form and characteristics of wastewater-derived DON in three different WWTPs in Jordan. The main eliminations of DON and biodegradable dissolved organic nitrogen (BDON) noticed along the treatment course are in the Irbid (ITP). Dissolved combined amino acids (DCAA) and dissolved free amino acids (DFAA) in the outlet accounted for less than 4% of the outlet DON of all plants. The DON from the outlet was composed of 90% hydrophilic compounds which stimulate algal growth. The study provided information for future improvement of WWTPs of Jordan and for adjusting the assortment of DON elimination systems to comply with stricter limits.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2019-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2344-3219 | Journal ISSN: 1841-7051

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Language: English

Page range: 1 - 12

Published on: Jan 21, 2020

Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

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Keywords:

nitrogen fractionation,

amino acids,

wastewater treatment plants

Related subjects:

Life sciences,

Ecology

© 2020 Mohammed Ali Wedyan, Esam Qnais, Khalil Altaif, Abdel Al-Tawaha, published by Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
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