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Possibilities of membrane technology and the use of membrane processes in wastewater treatment were investigated. The main focus was the monitoring of the starting phase of a domestic wastewater treatment plant. Experimental part of the study was realized at the municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) Devínska Nová Ves — Bratislava during the period from February 2005 to September 2006. The system was stable without any external chemical treatment of the membrane modules and the permeate quality was very high. Observed decrease of COD and BOD5 values ranged between 91 % and 98 %. The process of nitrification was very successful considering its high efficiency (> 95 %).
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Dančová, L., Bodík, I., Blšťáková, A. et al. Long-term operation of a domestic wastewater treatment plant with membrane filtration. Chem. Pap. 62, 451–457 (2008). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-008-0051-x
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