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Development of simple surrogate water quality parameters for rapid assessment

AuthorLi, Ping
Call NumberAIT Thesis no.EV-96-19
Subject(s)Water--Purification

NoteA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of master of science
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractFrom 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.
Year1996
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD)
DepartmentDepartment of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC))
Academic Program/FoSEnvironmental 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);
DegreeThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1996


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