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Measurement of wastewater treatment efficiency by fluorescence and UV absorbance

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The degree of chemical treatment in terms of removal of organic matter from different wastewaters has been investigated by employing potassium ferrate (K2FeO4) and ozone in various combinations. The study was performed in both the batch and the continuous flow systems. The treatment efficiency was determined through three different methods, i.e., chemical oxygen demand (COD), fluorescence and ultraviolet (UV) absorption. Fluorescence and UV absorption techniques were employed due to their specificity in measurement of humic substances, aromatic compounds and heterocyclic systems, whereas COD is a general parameter for the estimation of total organic matter. Fluorescence and UV absorbance values were correlated with respective COD values.

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  1. University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Abdul Bari & Shaukat Farooq

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Abdul Bari is with the Department of Chemistry

Shaukat Farooq is with the Department of Civil Engineering

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Bari, A., Farooq, S. Measurement of wastewater treatment efficiency by fluorescence and UV absorbance. Environ Monit Assess 5, 423–434 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399469

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