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Municipal Point Source Pollution In The Hackensack Meadowlands Estuary, Alfonso Augustine Hernandez
Municipal Point Source Pollution In The Hackensack Meadowlands Estuary, Alfonso Augustine Hernandez
Theses
A study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of various sewage treatment facilities in the Hackensack Meadowlands District. The study dealt with overall plant efficiencies based on percent removals of suspended solids and Biochemical Oxygen Demand although other parameters were also included.
Samples for this study were obtained from the inlet and outlet channels of the individual plants. The parameters studied were: Suspended Solids, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Total Nitrogen, Nitrate-Nitrite Compounds, Total Organic Carbon, Orthophosphate-P, Total Oxygen Demand and Fecal Coliform. Results obtained were averaged so as to collectively represent wet and dry weather conditions.
The results indicate that most …