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TABLE 6-26<br />

POTENTIAL ONSITE NITROGEN CONTROL OPTIONSa<br />

<strong>On</strong>site<br />

Technology<br />

Status<br />

Comments<br />

Effectiveness<br />

Description<br />

Option<br />

Good<br />

Management of residue<br />

required<br />

78-90% removal of N<br />

in blackwater<br />

Separate toilet<br />

wastes from other<br />

wastewater<br />

In-House<br />

Segregation<br />

Good<br />

Achieves high level of<br />

BOD <strong>and</strong> solids removal<br />

>90% conversion to<br />

nitrate<br />

Granular Filters<br />

Biological<br />

Nitri fication<br />

Good<br />

May achieve good levels<br />

of BOD <strong>and</strong> solids<br />

removal; labor/energy<br />

intensive; residue<br />

management<br />

85-95% conversion to<br />

nitrate<br />

Aerobic package<br />

plants<br />

Tentative<br />

Requires carbon source;<br />

labor intensive; high<br />

capital cost<br />

80-95% removal of N<br />

Anaerobic<br />

processes<br />

following<br />

nitrification<br />

Biological<br />

Denitrifi cation<br />

Tentative<br />

Very high operation costs<br />

>99% removal of NH:<br />

or NO2<br />

Cationic<br />

exchange-NH4<br />

Ion Exchange<br />

Anionic<br />

exchange-NO3<br />

a Not including the soil absorption system--see Chapter 7.

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