Employment of anaerobic reactors in real scale and polishing ponds for removal of eggs Ascaris suum of swine effluent

Authors

  • Ana Cristina Araujo Pinto Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Luciano dos Santos Rodrigues Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Israel José da Silva Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Adriana Molina Zerbine Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Ludmila Alves Rodrigues Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n1p343

Keywords:

Contamination, Agricultural reuse, Helminthes eggs.

Abstract

The swine confinement farms and the improper disposal of their wastes carry result in contamination of water and soil. On many farms is common slurry application to soil as a means of fertilization, but without any control over the quality of the effluent being released. What is a parasite Ascaris suum from pigs can infect humans, but is not given due importance to the presence of this contaminant as soil and water. In this work the effluent of a pig was treated in a system composed of anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) and a UASB followed by polishing ponds for removal of helminthes eggs. The experiment was conducted at the Hélio Barbosa Experimental Farm pig in the city of Igarapé / MG. Values found in the influent of helminthes eggs in the range from 2891 to 88,848 eggs L-1, while the effluent showed absence of eggs, showing the high efficiency of the treatment system. While the sludge ponds, it showed high concentration of viable eggs ranged from 10.1% to 59.8%, not being in conformity with the requirements for reuse in agriculture.

Author Biographies

Ana Cristina Araujo Pinto, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Pesquisadora da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG, BH.

Luciano dos Santos Rodrigues, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Prof. da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, BH.

Israel José da Silva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Prof. da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, BH.

Adriana Molina Zerbine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Pesquisadora da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG, BH.

Ludmila Alves Rodrigues, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Discente da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, BH.

Published

2014-02-27

How to Cite

Pinto, A. C. A., Rodrigues, L. dos S., Silva, I. J. da, Zerbine, A. M., & Rodrigues, L. A. (2014). Employment of anaerobic reactors in real scale and polishing ponds for removal of eggs Ascaris suum of swine effluent. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 35(1), 343–350. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n1p343

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