Determination of the Fate of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in the Three Wastewater Treatment Plants, Jordan

APA 6th edition
In-text: (Wedyan, Harahsheh & Qnaisb, 2016)
Your Bibliography: Wedyan, M., Harahsheh, A.A. & Qnaisb, E. (2016). Determination of the Fate of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in the Three Wastewater Treatment Plants, Jordan . International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 11(5), 767-777. doi: 10.12973/ijese.2016.344a

Harvard
In-text: (Wedyan, Harahsheh and Qnaisb, 2016)
Your Bibliography: Wedyan, M., Harahsheh, A. and Qnaisb, E. (2016). Determination of the Fate of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in the Three Wastewater Treatment Plants, Jordan . International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 11(5), pp. 767-777.

Chicago 16th edition
In-text: (Wedyan, Harahsheh and Qnaisb 2016)
Your Bibliography: Wedyan, Mohammed, Ahmed Al Harahsheh and Esam Qnaisb (2016). "Determination of the Fate of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen in the Three Wastewater Treatment Plants, Jordan ". International Journal of Environmental and Science Education 11 (5):767-777. doi:10.12973/ijese.2016.344a .

Abstract

This research aimed to assess the composition of total dissolved nitrogen ‎‎(TDN) species, particularly dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), over the ‎traditional wastewater treatment operations in three biological nutrient ‎removal (BNR) wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Jordan. It had been ‎found that the DON percentage was up to 30% of TDN within the effluent plant;‎which restricted the plant’s ability to eliminate nitrogen to minimal amounts. ‎Effluent DON levels from the three plants varied from 11.7 to 34.8 mg N/L and ‎would not fluctuate substantially, even if there seemed to be a substantial ‎difference inside influent organic nitrogen levels. The main transforming of ‎DON and biodegradable dissolved organic nitrogen (BDON‏(‏‎ along the treatment ‎train had been noticed in the aerobic method. More than 70% of effluent DON ‎was consisting of hydrophilic materials, which promote algal growth. The ‎research presented significant information for foreseeable future improving of ‎WWTPs or the choice of DON elimination techniques to satisfy additional ‎challenging nitrogen release limits.

Keywords: total dissoloved nitrogen, dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), bioavailable/biodegradable dissolved organic nitrogen, wastewater treatment plants, Jordan.

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