Nitrogen Removal with the Activated Sludge Process

This course is about how we remove nitrogen from wastewater using the activated sludge process. For those of you who may not know, the activated sludge process is a system that uses microorganisms to remove dissolved pollutants like BOD, nitrogen, and phosphorus. This course is intended to introduce basic concepts and discuss typical roles/ responsibilities an operator has in running these systems.

CEUs: 1.0 hours / Approved in: SC

What You’ll Learn:

• How excess amounts of nitrogen impact the environment
• Dominant forms of nitrogen in wastewater and strategies for removing
• Key biological groups involved in nitrogen removal
• Overview of nitrification and factors affecting performance
• Overview of denitrification and factors affecting performance
• The role of selector zones and recycle streams and how they work
• Monitoring and control practices