| Main Title |
Treatment of High Nitrate Waters. |
| Author |
St. Aman, Percy P. ;
McCart, Perry L. ;
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| CORP Author |
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, Fresno, Calif. San Joaquin Project. |
| Year Published |
1969 |
| Stock Number |
PB-217 701 |
| Additional Subjects |
( Water treatment ;
Chemical removal (Water treatment)) ;
( Chemical removal(Water treatment) ;
Inorganic nitrates) ;
Anaerobic processes ;
Pilot plants ;
Return flow ;
Denitrification
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
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Status |
| NTIS |
PB-217 701 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
|
07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
19p |
| Abstract |
The U.S. Public Health Service Drinking Water Standards of 1962 recommend that nitrates in drinking water be limited to 45 milligrams per liter. This limit has been set because of the association of high nitrates in water with the incidents of methemoglobinemia in infants. The results of investigations on the removal of nitrates from irrigation return waters in the San Joaquin Valley in California have indicated that biological denitrification may be an economically feasible way to remove nitrates. The purpose has been to develop methods to control the discharge of undesirable quantities of nitrates into the San Francisco Bay System rather than to develop a process for nitrate removal from a municipal water supply. However, of the several processes studied, biological denitrification in filter beds has proved to have the stability and efficiency of operation that would be necessary for treatment of a drinking water supply. The paper contains a summary of the pilot-plant studies which were conducted to estimate chemical requirements, to evaluate possible filter media, and to determine the important operating parameters. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Presented at the Annual Conference, American Water Works Association (89th), San Diego, Calif. 21 May 69. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1969, |
| Category Codes |
13B; 60I |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
326554955 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
