SEWAGE POLLUTION FROM RIVER TOWBOATS

This paper discusses the fundamentals of sewage treatment as applicable to watercraft, particularly towboats and tugs. The initial discussion deals with the composition of sewage and the procedures by which its effect on the receiving body of water are measured. Municipal methods of treatment are discussed because these have been the "tried and proven." Since the attempts to adapt municipal methods to the requirements of watercraft have resulted in a very limited degree of success, the author tries to show the impracticability of using this approach and substitutes a method which fulfills the necessary requirements.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Oct. 7, 1966 meeting of the Great Lakes and Great Rivers section of the SNAME.
• Authors:
  • Kurtz, H I
• Publication Date: 1969-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Publisher: Marine Technology Society
  • ISSN: 0025-3324
  • Serial URL: http://ingentaconnect.com/content/mts/mtsj

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Sewage disposal; Sewage treatment; Ships; Towboats; Waste disposal
• Old TRIS Terms: Shipboard sewage treatment
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00028997
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1973 12:00AM