Determinación de la eficiencia de sistemas plásticos compactos utilizados para el tratamiento de aguas residuales domésticas – parte II.

Abstract

The present research work evaluates the efficiency of a domestic wastewater treatment using compact plastic systems, commonly implemented in small rural populations that lack a sanitary sewer system. Based on the analysis of physical, chemical, and bacteriological parameters, the efficiency of these systems is determined with the aim of being used in the future as a viable alternative. To achieve this, monitoring and sampling were carried out in various compact plastic systems in the Coastal and Sierra regions of the country. The corresponding samples were subjected to laboratory analysis using the methods established in the "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" manual to determine the study parameters. With these parameters, the efficiency and the results of the physical, chemical, and bacteriological parameters of the integrated compact septic tanks were obtained. Once the results were obtained, they were compared to the current environmental standard in Annex 1 of Book VI of the Unified Text of Secondary Environmental Legislation (TULSMA), and an analysis of these results was conducted to determine their functionality and how to improve it through a maintenance plan.