标题：Seasonal Assessment of Wastewater Characteristics in Hilly Tourist Place and its Implication in Selection and Design of Wastewater Treatment Alternatives
摘要：Present investigation reports temporal variation in wastewater quality generated in a hilly and isolated touristplace Rishikesh, India. The prevailing demographic and geographical conditions here disallow a conventionaltreatment process to be implemented. In this context, an extensive wastewater characterization was exercisedfor the fractionation and quantification of domestic wastewater constituents e.g. organics and other nutrients.Characterization results demonstrated that a medium strength of wastewater is being generated bearingmoderate values of chemical oxygen demand (COD) with low, readily biodegradable COD content whichinfers that the wastewater generated is not readily biodegradable. Furthermore, various important ratioparameters were established and assessed to ideate an appropriate wastewater treatment system for hillyareas. Results manifest that a biological treatment system with high SRT and with less vulnerability to theseasonal shock loads imposed by various physico-chemical parameters is preferable, especially for hillytourist places.
