Abstract
Research in South Africa has highlighted the dependence of biological phosphate removal mechanisms on the presence of certain minimum concentrations of some readily biodegradable materials including interalia volatile fatty acids. Successful generation of these compounds has been achieved at recently commissioned facilities at three of Johannesburg' activated sludge plants. Elutriation of the volatile fatty acids from the sludge was achieved by recycling sludge to the influent sewage stream. Significant improvements in phosphate removal were observed, thus reducing the demand for chemical dosing to achieve the phosphate standard. In this paper the effect of altering the feed sewage characteristics on biological phosphorus removal is discussed.
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