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ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION: Reduction of Nitrogen in Domestic Wastewater from Individual Residential Homes. BioConcepts, Inc. ReCip® RTS ~ 500 System
Citation:
NSF International, AND Scherger Associates. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION: Reduction of Nitrogen in Domestic Wastewater from Individual Residential Homes. BioConcepts, Inc. ReCip® RTS ~ 500 System. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-04/182, 2004.
Impact/Purpose:
to inform the public
Description:
Verification testing of the ReCip® RTS-500 System was conducted over a 12-month period at the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC) located on Otis Air National Guard Base in Bourne, Massachusetts. A nine-week startup period preceded the verification test to provide time for the development of an acclimated biological growth. The verification test included monthly sampling of influent and effluent wastewater, and five test sequences designed to test the unit's response to differing load conditions and power failure. The ReCipSystem proved capable of removing nitrogen from the wastewater. Over the verification period, the total nitrogen (TN) concentration in the influent averaged 36 mg/L and the TN in the effluent averaged 15 mg/L. Although the vendor requested that sampling be extended for four months at the end of the verification test, those results are not included in the verification test data.