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Nitrogen Nitrogen problems in water quality Cause of problems – nitrification: oxygen depletion denitrification: loss of nitrogen eutrophication: algae or plant growth, oxygen depletion, scums, clogging of waterways, etc … Problem itself (toxic effects) – nitrate: blue baby symptom (methemoglobinemia, ~10mg/L of nitrate) ammonia (NH 3 ): at high pH (>9) and moderate temp (~ 20 o C), toxic to fish
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Nitrogen processes Nitrogen fixation – elemental nitrogen → org. N, blue-green algae Ammonification – org. N → ammonia, bacterial decomposition, zooplankton excretion, cell death Nitrification – oxidation of ammonia to nitrate via nitrite (1 st order reaction) Ammonia and nitrate assimilation – uptake of ammonia and nitrate by phytoplankton Denitrification – dissimilative reduction of nitrate to free nitrogen under anaerobic conditions Nitrogen
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Nitrification Oxidation of ammonia to nitrite, to nitrate Nitrogen in sewage = organic N (proteins, urea, etc.) + ammonia N Sewage N → org. N → ammonia N → nitrite → nitrate NH 4 + + 1.5O 2 → 2H + + H 2 O + NO 2 - NO 2 - + 0.5O 2 → NO 3 - NH 4 + + 2O 2 → NO 3 - + H 2 O + 2H + It occurs when 1) 암모니아 존재, 2) nitrifying bacteria, 3) alkaline pH 4) oxygen (>1~2mg O 2 /L) Slow growth of nitrifying bacteria, less competitive than OC oxidizing microbes for the substrate and DO utilization → Takes place usually farther downstream than the discharge point where OC is decomposed → t c moves to further downstream (between t c for OC oxidation and t c for nitrification) → D c increases
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Nitrogen modeling (NBOD approach) NBOD approach – simplify all nitrogen oxidation processes as a single reaction NBOD (L N ) – oxygen demand for the oxidation of nitrogen compounds L N = 4.57 TKN TKN (Total Kjeldahl nitrogen) = oxidizable N = org. N + ammonia N Shortcomings No considerations of org. N → ammonia N No considerations of the sequential reaction from ammonia N to nitrate No considerations of inhibitory cofactors (the number of nitrifying bacteria, pH, level of oxygen) result in unrealistic simulation (t c is too close to the effluent point and D c is exacerbated) Mass balances for NBOD and deficit in a stream at steady state
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Nitrogen modeling (alternative approach) Each of nitrogen oxidation processes handled as a single component comprising the sequential reactions Mass balances for the deficit in a stream at steady state
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Nitrification inhibition f nitr ~ 1 at DO > 3 mg/L result in more realistic simulation (sag curve becomes more spread and the DO recovery delays) Inhibitory cofactor (oxygen) – correction for the nitrification rate constants k nitri = 1 st order nitrification inhibition coeff. ( 0.6 L/mg)
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Phosphorus Critical role in genetic systems and in the storage and transfer of cell energy Naturally scarce – present in insoluble form, easily settles Human activities stimulates a large quantity of P discharges – wastewaters, agricultural land use (fertilizer), urban runoffs, soil erosion, etc. Usually, serves as a growth limiting factor for algal growth – critical factor for eutrophication Types of phosphorus in modeling 1. Soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) – inorganic orthophosphate (H 2 PO 4 -, HPO 4 2-, PO 4 3- ) 2. Particulate organic P (POP) – living plants, animals, bacteria, organic detritus 3. Dissolved organic P (DOP) – dissolved compounds containing P, decomposed from particulate org. P 4. Particulate inorganic P – phosphate minerals, sorbed orthophosphate, phosphate complexed compounds 5. Nonparticulate inorganic P – condensed phosphate such as in detergent, available for plant growth The level of total phosphorus (TP) has been used for the indication of eutrophication.
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Water quality constituents The items simulated by QUAL 2K
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Simulation processes for the model constituents J PO43-
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