Batch Test Screening of Industrial Product/Byproduct Filter Materials for Agricultural Drainage Water Treatment
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Soil Drainage Research Unit, 590 Woody Hayes Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Water 2017, 9(10), 791; https://doi.org/10.3390/w9100791
Received: 31 August 2017
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Revised: 30 September 2017
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Accepted: 10 October 2017
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Published: 14 October 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Additives in Stormwater Filters for Enhanced Pollutant Removal)
Filter treatment may be a viable means for removing the nitrate (NO3−), phosphate (PO43−), and pesticides discharged with agricultural drainage waters that cause adverse environmental impacts within the U.S. on local, regional, and national scales. Laboratory batch test screening for agricultural drainage water treatment potential was conducted on 58 industrial product/byproduct filter materials grouped into six categories: (1) high carbon content media; (2) high iron content media; (3) high aluminum content media; (4) surfactant modified clay/zeolite; (5) coal combustion residuals; and (6) spent foundry sands. Based on a percent contaminant removal criteria of 75% or greater, seven industrial products/byproducts were found to meet this standard for NO3− alone, 44 met this standard for PO43−, and 25 met this standard for the chlorinated triazine herbicide, atrazine. Using a 50% or greater contaminant removal criteria, five of the industrial product/byproduct filter materials exhibited potential for removing NO3−, PO43−, and atrazine together; eight showed capability for combined NO3− and PO43− removal; 21 showed capability for combined PO43− and atrazine removal; and nine showed capability for combined NO3− and atrazine removal. The results of this study delineated some potential industrial product/byproduct filter materials for drainage water treatment; however, a complete feasibility evaluation for drainage water treatment of any of these filter materials will require much more extensive testing.
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Keywords:
agricultural drainage water treatment; industrial product/byproduct filter materials; batch test screening; nitrate; phosphate; atrazine
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Allred BJ. Batch Test Screening of Industrial Product/Byproduct Filter Materials for Agricultural Drainage Water Treatment. Water. 2017; 9(10):791. https://doi.org/10.3390/w9100791
Chicago/Turabian StyleAllred, Barry J. 2017. "Batch Test Screening of Industrial Product/Byproduct Filter Materials for Agricultural Drainage Water Treatment" Water 9, no. 10: 791. https://doi.org/10.3390/w9100791
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