Publications by authors named "Basim K Nile"
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- The study examined how cadmium, a harmful heavy metal and carcinogen, was managed at the Muharram Aisha wastewater treatment plant in Karbala, Iraq, using the TOXCHEM model.
- High concentrations of cadmium were found in treated wastewater, and a model was developed to understand its behavior, indicating that suspended solids in the system significantly affected cadmium removal.
- By increasing the concentration of mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS) from 1500 to 4500 mg/L, the plant successfully reduced cadmium levels in the wastewater from 0.36 to 0.01 mg/L over five months, showing a potential method for reducing heavy metal contamination without harmful chemicals.
Odors due to the emission of hydrogen sulfide (HS) have been a concern in the sewage treatment plants over the last decades. HS fate and emissions from extended aeration activated sludge (EAAS) system in Muharram Aisha-sewage treatment plant (MA-STP) were studied using TOXCHEM model. Sensitivity analysis at different aeration flowrate, HS loading rate, wastewater pH, wastewater temperature and wind speed were studied.
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