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TABLE 6-27<br />

POTENTIAL ONSITE PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL OPTIONS<br />

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

Technology<br />

Status<br />

Effectiveness Comments -<br />

Descriotion<br />

Option<br />

Excellent<br />

0.5% P detergents<br />

available<br />

50% P<br />

removal<br />

In-House Laundry detergent<br />

Segregation substitution<br />

Good<br />

Management of residues<br />

required; achieves<br />

significant BOD, SS<br />

reduction<br />

20-40% P<br />

removal<br />

Separate toilet<br />

wastes from other<br />

wastewaters<br />

Fair<br />

Increases quantity of<br />

sludge; labor intensive<br />

up to 90% P<br />

removal<br />

Dosing prior to<br />

or following<br />

septic tanks<br />

Chemical<br />

Precipitation:<br />

Iron, Calcium<br />

<strong>and</strong> Aluminum<br />

Salts<br />

w<br />

co<br />

P<br />

Replacement required Tentative<br />

up to 90% P<br />

removal<br />

Beds or columns<br />

Sorption<br />

Processes:<br />

Calcite or Iron<br />

Tentative<br />

High cost for material,<br />

labor intensive<br />

go-99% P<br />

removal<br />

Beds or columns<br />

Alumina

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