Seasonal Monitoring of Cu and Zn in the Sewage Sludge of Malatya Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant

Abstract

In this study, Cu and Zn concentrations were monitored for 12 months in sewage sludge from the Malatya Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant (MABWTP). The obtained data were evaluated both monthly and seasonally and compared with the standard values given in the Regulation on the Use of Domestic and Urban Sewage Sludge in Soil. The highest Cu and Zn concentrations in sewage sludge from the MABWTP were 181.74±9.0 mg kg^-1 and 653.8±32.6 mg kg^-1 in September and the lowest Cu and Zn concentrations were 103.69±5.18 mg kg^-1 and 436.2±21.8 mg kg^-1 in December and March. The highest concentrations of Cu and Zn in the sewage sludge from MABWTP were found to be 167.21±8.3 mg kg^-1 and 611.80±30.5 mg kg^-1 in the summer and autumn, and the lowest Cu and Zn concentrations were 109.39±5.4 mg kg^-1 and 440.13±22 mg kg^-1 in the winter season. When the concentrations of Cu and Zn in the MABWTP treatment sludge were examined, it was found that they were lower than the limit values given in the regulation. As a result, it was determined that sewage sludge taken from MABWTP could be used for soil in terms of Cu and Zn concentrations.

Keywords

• Heavy metal,legislation,monitoring,treatment plant

Malatya İleri Biyolojik Atıksu Arıtma Tesisi Arıtma Çamurunda Cu ve Zn’nun Mevsimsel İzlenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Malatya İleri Biyolojik Atıksu Arıtma Tesisi’nden (MİBAAT) atılan arıtma çamurlarında Cu ve Zn konsantrasyonları 12 ay boyunca izlendi. Elde edilen veriler hem aylık hem de mevsimsel olarak değerlendirildi ve Evsel ve Kentsel Arıtma Çamurlarının Toprakta Kullanılmasına Dair Yönetmelikte verilen standart değerlerle karşılaştırıldı. Bu çerçevede, MİBAAT’nden atılan arıtma çamurlarında en yüksek Cu ve Zn konsantrasyonları Eylül ayında 181.74±9.0 mg kg^-1 ve 653.8±32.6 mg kg^-1 olarak, en düşük Cu ve Zn konsantrasyonları ise Aralık ve Mart ayında 103.69±5.18 mg kg^-1 ve 436.2±21.8 mg kg^-1 olarak tespit edildi. MİBAAT’nden atılan arıtma çamurunda en yüksek Cu ve Zn konsantrasyonları yaz ve sonbahar mevsiminde 167.21±8.3 mg kg^-1 ve 611.80±30.5 mg kg^-1 olarak, en düşük Cu ve Zn konsantrasyonları kış sezonunda 109.39±5.4 mg kg^-1 ve 440.13±22 mg kg^-1 olarak tespit edildi. MİBAAT arıtma çamurunda Cu ve Zn konsantrasyonları incelendiğinde yönetmelikte verilen sınır değerlerden düşük değerler aldığı tespit edildi. Sonuç olarak, Cu ve Zn konsantrasyonları açısından MİBAAT’nden atılan arıtma çamurlarının toprakta kullanılabileceği belirlendi.

Keywords

• Ağır metal,mevzuat,izleme,arıtma çamuru,arıtma tesisi

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