An activated sludge system (sketched below) is operating at equilibrium with the following information. Wastewater related data: flow rate=500 m³/hour, influent BOD = 150 mg/L, effluent BOD = 10 mg/L. Aeration tank related data: hydraulic retention time = 8 hours, mean-cell-residence time = 240 hours, volume = 4000 m³, mixed liquor suspended solids = 2000 mg/L. Influent Aeration Tank Sludge Recycle Secondary Clanfier Effluent Solids Wasted The food-to biomass (F/M) ratio (in kg BOD per kg biomass per day) for the aeration tank is

An activated sludge system (sketched below) is operating at equilibrium with the following information. Wastewater related data: flow rate=500 m³/hour, influent BOD = 150 mg/L, effluent BOD = 10 mg/L. Aeration tank related data: hydraulic retention time = 8 hours, mean-cell-residence time = 240 hours, volume = 4000 m³, mixed liquor suspended solids = 2000 mg/L. Influent Aeration Tank Sludge Recycle Secondary Clanfier Effluent Solids Wasted The food-to biomass (F/M) ratio (in kg BOD per kg biomass per day) for the aeration tank is

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An activated sludge system (sketched below) is operating at equilibrium with the following
information. Wastewater related data: flow rate=500 m³/hour, influent BOD = 150 mg/L, effluent BOD
= 10 mg/L. Aeration tank related data: hydraulic retention time = 8 hours, mean-cell-residence time
= 240 hours, volume = 4000 m3, mixed liquor suspended solids = 2000 mg/L.
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Aeration
Tank
Sludge Recycle
Secondary
Clanfier
Effluent
Solids
Wasted
The food-to biomass (F/M) ratio (in kg BOD per kg biomass per day) for the aeration tank is

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