VÍTĚZ, Tomáš, Tereza DOKULILOVÁ, Monika VÍTĚZOVÁ and Markéta KOPECKÁ. Heavy metals in the environment: Its influence on anaerobic sewage sludge stabilisation. In 4th International Conference on Pollution Control and Sustainable Environment. 2018.
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Original name Heavy metals in the environment: Its influence on anaerobic sewage sludge stabilisation
Authors VÍTĚZ, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Tereza DOKULILOVÁ, Monika VÍTĚZOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Markéta KOPECKÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition 4th International Conference on Pollution Control and Sustainable Environment, 2018.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Conference abstract
Field of Study 20801 Environmental biotechnology
Country of publisher Italy
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/18:00103374
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Keywords in English heavy metals; sewage sludge stabilisation; biogas
Tags International impact
Changed by Changed by: doc. Mgr. Monika Vítězová, Ph.D., učo 6798. Changed: 3/8/2018 13:28.
Abstract
The work is focused on the impact of heavy metals on anaerobic sewage sludge stabilization process, thus biogas production and quality. Primary source of heavy metals in urban wastewater is industry which represents up to 50% ot the total heavy metal content in sewage sludge. Domestic sources are mainly associated with leaching from plumbing materials, gutters and roofs, galvanised materials, the use of detergents and washing powders, and the use of body care products. Anaerobic sewage sludge stabilisation is a complex microbiological process involving various types of anaerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria. This way of sludge treatment involves degradation and the stabilisation of organic matter, with reduction in odour, pathogens and the mass of solid organic material that requires further processing. This is accomplished by the biological conversion of organic matter to methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Sludge samples were collected directly from the anaerobic sewage sludge stabilisation tank located at the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Brno, Czech Republic, population equivalent (PE) 513,000. Biogas production and quality was measured using batch anaerobic fermenters with the volume of 5 dm3 at the temperature 38oC+-0.2oC. Into fermenters five different amounts of heavy metals (Cu, Zn) were added. Cumulative biogas and methane production were used as the comparative parameters of tested metals inhibitory effect. Hypothesis, which predicts presence of inhibitory effect of zinc and copper on anaerobic microorganisms, mainly on methanogenic archaea, was confirmed. The lowest concentration of zinc and copper which causes significant inhibition of biogas production is 400 mg Zn2+ l-1 and 1000 mg Cu2 l-1, which cause reduction of 10.3+-2.0% and 82.8+- 1.1 %, respectively.
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MUNI/A/1080/2017, interní kód MUName: Podpora výzkumné činnosti studentů Mikrobiologie a molekulární biotechnologie 2
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
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