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IN SEPTIC TANKS
INTRODUCTION
Every day, Human beings over the Earth produce more than 6 billion kilos of fecal matter.
Fortunately, microbes recycle this into fertilizer which is returned to the biosphere. Unfortunately, some human populations are so dense or some Public Toilet Systems may not provide ambience to microbes that such degradation is very slow causing alarming environmental problems.
It is however fortunate that new technologies are now available that have created ways to help microbes work harder.
Now, most human fecal matter is processed in one of several ways:
In sewage sludge reactors enriched with Biodegrading Products,
In septic tanks enriched with Biodegrading Products
Or spread on soil as fertilizer enriched with Biodegrading Products.
WHAT IS THE COMPOSITION OF HUMAN EXCRETA?
Normal Adult person produce and expel
0.61.2 l urine/ day
and 120400 g wet faeces / day.
General composition is
7.67.9 g N as Uric Acid, Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates
1.61.7 g P,
1.82.7 g K,
1.1-2.2 g Cellulose associated with Lignin,
1.01.1 g S,
0.751.5 g Ca,
0.250.4 g Mg,
0.18 to 1.25 g Indole (2,3-Benzopyrrole, ketole,1-benzazole)
916 mg Zn,
1.41.5 mg Cu,
0.3 mg Ni,
0.020.03 mg Cd,
0.070.14 mg Pb,
0.01 mg Hg
and 0.81.1 mg B
The metals (Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cd, Pb, Hg) are mainly excreted via the faeces and the remaining elements (N, P, K, S, B) are mainly excreted via the urine.
Residual Medications, Sanitary Napkins, Cigarette Butts, Condoms are the other waste that enter into the septic tanks which cause a considerable blockage of the piping resulting in leakages.
Sometimes Hemoglobin may also be present.
Bacterial contaminations may be with one or all of the following.
1. Escherichia coli
2. Pilobolus
3. Vibrio cholera
4. Salmonella typhi murium
5. Giardia lamblia
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC TARGETS OF A BETTER SEPTIC TANK
ADDITTIVE?
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To be Non-corrosive, non-pathogenic, |
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To be safe to handle and store |
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To degrades tissue, detergents, fats, oils and grease |
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To eliminate odors |
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To Improve C:N ratio |
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To keep septic systems trouble free |
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To produce rapid system recovery |
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To reduce organic loading to septic drain field |
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To reduce pumping frequency |
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To degrade the harmful substances and to make them harmless to the environment. |
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| WHERE WWTP-24 CAN BE USED? |
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Composting toilets, |
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Lagoons. |
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Light industrial waste treatment plants, |
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Municipal compost yards |
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Public toilets |
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Septic systems, |
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Sewage pits |
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Vault and pit toilets |
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WHAT IS THE METHOD OF TREATMENT?
The method for treating Human excreta comprises bringing WWTP-24 into contact with these excreta in an aqueous medium such as waste water. The contact of microorganism with these excreta in an aqueous medium is accomplished by culturing the microorganism in the aqueous medium containing excreta in a batch mode, a semicontinuous mode or a continuous mode.
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