

Effects of Pulse Electromagnetic Field on Wastewater in Treatment Plants
https://doi.org/10.18412/1816-0395-2024-10-10-14
Abstract
The influence of a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) with a pulse repetition rate of 16 Hz and a magnetic induction of no more than 500 nT on the solubility of oxygen in water and on wastewater treatment in two operating treatment plants was studied. It has been shown that treating wastewater with these pulses increases the maximum solubility of oxygen in water approximately by 30%, from 5.1 mg/dm3 to 6.8 mg/dm3 and accelerates all wastewater treatment processes by 10–20% and thereby creates a productivity reserve of the wastewater treatment plants. It was concluded that when operating blowers controlled by oxygen sensors, which turn on at an oxygen concentration of about 2 mg/dm3 and turn off at 4 mg/dm3, water PEMF treatment in the aeration tank leads to a reduction in the operating time of the blowers and, accordingly, energy savings by 15–28 %.
About the Authors
A.K. TonkikhUzbekistan
Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Senior Research Fellow
O.A. Verushkina
Uzbekistan
Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Senior Research Fellow
Z.R. Akhmedovav
Uzbekistan
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Head of Laboratory
V. Mazal
Czech Republic
Director
U.K. Nadjimov
Czech Republic
Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Consultant
R. Malish
Czech Republic
Director
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For citations:
Tonkikh A., Verushkina O., Akhmedovav Z., Mazal V., Nadjimov U., Malish R. Effects of Pulse Electromagnetic Field on Wastewater in Treatment Plants. Ecology and Industry of Russia. 2024;28(10):10-14. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18412/1816-0395-2024-10-10-14