Waste Stabilization Ponds: A Highly Appropriate Wastewater Treatment Technology for Mediterranean Countries

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This chapter describes waste stabilization pond (WSP) systems for wastewater treatment. WSP systems comprise a series of anaerobic and facultative ponds and sometimes maturation ponds. Rock filters can be used instead of maturation ponds and they can be aerated to remove ammonia and to improve biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solids removals. Effluent quality is high, and properly designed and well maintained WSP systems produce effluents that can be safely used for both restricted and unrestricted crop irrigation.

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Item Type:	Book Section
Authors/Creators:	Mara, D.D. (d.d.mara@leeds.ac.uk)
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008. This is an author produced version of a book chapter published in " Efficient Management of Wastewater : Its Treatment and Reuse in Water Scarce Countries." Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.
Dates:	Published: January 2008
Institution:	The University of Leeds
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) > Inst for Pathogen Control Engineering (Leeds)
Depositing User:	Ms Caroline Wilson
Date Deposited:	19 Jan 2009 18:30
Last Modified:	08 Feb 2013 16:58
Published Version:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74492-4_10
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Springer
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1007/978-3-540-74492-4_10
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:5386

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