Affiliation:
1. Laboratório de Microbiologia Molecular da Universidade Feevale-RS, ERS 239, 2755 - Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, RS 93525-075, Brazil
2. Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Tecnologias Limpas da Universidade Feevale – RS, ERS 239, 2755 - Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, RS 93525-075, Brazil
Abstract
In the present study, nine coagulants having potential to be used for sewage treatment were compared to assess their efficiency in removing total coliform bacteria, Escherichia coli and adenovirus. The coagulants tested were metallic and organic and their efficiency was compared when treating samples of raw and treated sewage (activated sludge). Before the efficiency tests of the coagulants, viral concentration methods were compared. Coagulation tests were carried out by using the jar-test system and the doses used ranged from 100 ppm to 1,000 ppm. Viral DNA was extracted and subjected to real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) using primers for the gene of AdV hexon. Aluminum sulfate (1,000 ppm) presented the best results for raw sewage among metal coagulants whereas Acquapol® C118 and WW (1,000 ppm) had the most satisfactory results among organic coagulants, both reducing up to 7 logs for coliforms and 4 logs for virus. For the treated effluent, FeCl2 (1,000 ppm) presented best results for metal coagulants, whereas, from organic coagulants, the best removal rates were for Acquapol® 893/11 (1,000 ppm), both reducing up to 3 logs for coliforms and 4 logs for virus.
Subject
Water Science and Technology,Environmental Engineering
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