APPENDIX G LITERATURE INHIBITION VALUES

Pollutant Reported Range of Activated Sludge Inhibition Threshold Levels, mg/L METALS/NONMETAL INORGANICS Ammonia Arsenic Cadmium Chromium (VI) Chromium (III) Chromium (Total) Copper Cyanide Iodine Lead Mercury Nickel Sulfide Zinc ORGANICS Anthracene Benzene 2-Chlorophenol 1,2 Dichlorobenzene 1,3 Dichlorobenzene 1,4 Dichlorobenzene 2,4-Dichlorophenol 2,4 Dimethylphenol 2,4 Dinitrotoluene 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine Ethylbenzene Hexachlorobenzene Naphthalene 500 100 - 500 125 - 500 5 20 - 200 5 5 5 64 40 - 200 5 5 200 5 500 500 500 30 - 500 500 500 (1) (3) (1) (2) (3) (2) (2) (2) (3) (3) (2) (2) (3) (2) (1) (2) (3) (3) (1) (2) 480 0.1 1 - 10 1 10 - 50 1 - 100 1 0.1 - 5 5 10 1.0 - 5.0 10 - 100 0.1 - 1 2.5 as Hg (II) 1.0 - 2.5 5 25 -30 0.3 - 5 5 - 10 (4) (1), (2), (3) (2), (3) (2), (3) (2), (3) (1) (2), (1), (3) (1), (2), (3) (1) (4) (3) (1) (2), (3) (1) (2), (3) (1) (4) (3) (1) References*

Nitrobenzene

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Pollutant Pentachlorophenol

Reported Range of Activated Sludge Inhibition Threshold Levels, mg/L 0.95 50 75 - 150 500 500 50 - 200 200 200 200 50 - 100 100 - 500

References* (2) (3) (1) (1) (2) (3) (2) (1) (3) (1) (4)

Phenanthrene Phenol

Toluene 2,4,6 Trichlorophenol Surfactants

Pollutant Chromium (III) Cyanide

Reported Range of Trickling Filter Inhibition Threshold Levels, mg/L 3.5 - 67.6 30

References* (1) (1)

Pollutant

Reported Range of Nitrification Inhibition Threshold Levels, mg/L METALS/NONMETAL INORGANICS

References*

Arsenic Cadmium Chloride Chromium (VI) Chromium (T)

1.5 5.2 180 1 - 10 [as (CrO4 ) ] 0.25 - 1.9 1 - 100 (trickling filter) 0.05 - 0.48 0.34 - 0.5 0.5 0.25 - 0.5 5 0.08 - 0.5 ORGANICS 10 64 150 4 4 - 10
2-

(2) (1), (2) (4) (1) (1), (2), (3) (1) (2), (3) (2), (3) (2), (3) (2), (3) (1) (2), (3) (2) (3) (2) (2) (3)

Copper Cyanide Lead Nickel Zinc Chloroform 2,4-Dichlorophenol 2,4-Dinitrophenol Phenol

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Pollutant

Reported Range of Anaerobic Digestion Inhibition Threshold Levels, mg/L METALS/NONMETAL INORGANICS

References*

Ammonia Arsenic Cadmium Chromium (III) Chromium (VI) Copper Cyanide Lead Nickel Silver Sulfate Sulfide Zinc

1500 - 8000 1.6 20 130 110 40 4 - 100 1-4 340 10 136 13 - 65** 500 - 1000 50 - 100 400 ORGANICS 5 5 2.9 - 159.4 10 - 20 2.0 0.96 - 3 0.96 1 5 - 16 10 - 16 0.23 - 3.8 0.23 1.4 - 5.3 1.4 3.3 - 536.4 100 0.2 0.2 - 1.8 20 1 - 20 20 20 -

(4) (1) (3) (3) (3) (3) (1) (2), (3) (3) (2), (3) (1) (3) (4) (4) (3) (3) (2) (1) (3) (2) (1) (2) (2) (1) (3) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (3) (2)

Acrylonitrile Carbon Tetrachloride

Chlorobenzene Chloroform

1,2-Dichlorobenzene 1,4-Dichlorobenzene Methyl chloride Pentachlorophenol Tetrachloroethylene Trichloroethylene

Trichlorofluoromethane

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Total pollutant inhibition levels, unless otherwise indicated. Dissolved metal inhibition levels. Jenkins, D.I., and Associates. 1984. Impact of Toxics on Treatment Literature Review.

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Russell, L. L., C. B. Cain, and D.I. Jenkins. 1984. Impacts of Priority Pollutants on Publicly Owned Treated Works Processes: A Literature Review. 1984 Purdue Industrial Waste Conference. Anthony, R. M., and L. H. Briemburst. 1981. Determining Maximum Influent Concentrations of Priority Pollutants for Treatment Plants. Journal Water Pollution Control Federation 53(10):1457-1468. U.S. EPA. 1986, Working Document; Interferences at Publicly Owned Treatment Works. September 1986.

(3)

(4)

Source: EPAs Guidance Manual on the Development and Implementation of Local Discharge Limitations Under the Pretreatment Program, December 1987, pp. 3-44 to 3-49.

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