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Treatment of Wastewater Containing Runway De-Icing Agents in Biofilters as a Part of Airport Environment Management System

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  • Joanna Rodziewicz

    (Department of Environment Engineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska St. 117a, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Artur Mielcarek

    (Department of Environment Engineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska St. 117a, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Wojciech Janczukowicz

    (Department of Environment Engineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska St. 117a, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Kamil Bryszewski

    (Department of Environment Engineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska St. 117a, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Kamila Ostrowska

    (Visimind Ltd Sp. z o.o., Trylinskiego St.10, 10-683 Olsztyn, Poland)

Abstract

Large volumes of pavement de-icing and anti-icing fluids, collectively termed de-icing agents, are used at airports to facilitate wintertime safe air travel. After use, most of the them get typically mixed with storm water runoff and may enter soil and waters near the airports. Wastewater resulting from airports’ winter operations is contaminated mainly with nitrogen and carbon compounds. Previous research results have shown that the use of biofilters filled with lightweight aggregates prepared from fly ash from sewage sludge thermal treatment (FASST LWA) could be an effective method for removing nitrogen and organic compounds at low temperatures, i.e., 0–8 °C. For this to be possible, it is necessary to maintain a proper ratio between the amounts of carbon and nitrogen in the treated wastewater, through the simultaneous application of de-icing agents containing urea and carbon compounds. Biofilter technology is part of the concept of sustainable development. Their filling is made of waste materials and one of the pollutants (organic compounds) present in the wastewater is used to remove other pollutants (nitrogen compounds). In this study, technological systems for the treatment of wastewater containing airport runway de-icing agents with biofilters were proposed, which allow for the treated wastewater to be discharged into natural waters, soil, and sewerage network.

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  • Joanna Rodziewicz & Artur Mielcarek & Wojciech Janczukowicz & Kamil Bryszewski & Kamila Ostrowska, 2020. "Treatment of Wastewater Containing Runway De-Icing Agents in Biofilters as a Part of Airport Environment Management System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:9:p:3608-:d:352056
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    1. Xie, Teng & Dong, Jiankai & Chen, Haowen & Jiang, Yiqiang & Yao, Yang, 2016. "Experiment investigation on deicing characteristics and energy efficiency using infrared ray as heat source," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 116(P1), pages 998-1005.
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