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Development of simple surrogate water quality parameters for rapid assessment | |
Author | Li, Ping |
Call Number | AIT Thesis no.EV-96-19 |
Subject(s) | Water--Purification |
Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of master of science |
Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
Abstract | From this experimental investigation and literature review, Ultraviolet absorbance At 260 nm (E260) with additional information such as TOC/E260, COD/E260, E220/E260, apparent molecular weight distribution of E260 and hydrophobic E260 were developed as surrogate parameters to evaluate water quality. These parameters are simple, rapid, economical and practical for evaluating water quality. Possibilities are investigated for the very first time to use hydrophobic E260 to identify synthetic organics in water and wastewater. The following conclusions hare been made: (1) Natural water can be quickly characterized by using E260. (2) Quick identification of hydrophobic organic components by using C-18 Sep- Pak Cartridge is very promising. Hydrophobic E260 indicates the presence of synthetic organics. (3) The average removal efficiency of hydrophobic E260 by ozonation and coagulation processes are 36% and 50%, respectively. (4) BOD can be quickly estimated using TOC/E260, COD/E260 by relative equations. |
Year | 1996 |
Type | Thesis |
School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering and Management (EV) |
Chairperson(s) | Kamei, Tasuku; |
Examination Committee(s) | Yang, Byung-Soo;Ishibashi, Yoshinobu; |
Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology (Partial Scholarship); |
Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1996 |