ASSIGNMENT

Find out about the definition,concept,advantages and disadvantages of aerobic facultative and
anaerobic ponds.
DESCRIPTIONS

AEROBIC FACULTATIVE

ANAEROBIC PONDS

DEFINITION

Microorganisms that lives and

grows in the presence of free
oxygen.

Anaerobic waste stabilization

ponds are open basins in which
wastewater is treated in the
absence of oxygen. Solids settle to
the bottom of the pond, where they
are digested.

CONCEPT

Facultative aerobes utilize oxygen

within their biochemical pathways
as well,but they have the added
benefit being ableto create enough
energy to sustain life through the
use of other molecules.

Anaerobic bacteria occur in the

intestinal tract of ruminants and do
not need free
oxygen to survive.

Oxidative respiration (using

oxygen) is by far the most efficient
energy-producing mechanisms for
most organisms,but ferminatation
(no oxygen) provide enough
energy to maintain for a period of
time

Conditions in an anaerobic pond

allow such bacteria to continue
decomposing the remaining organic
compounds in the manure
(polysaccharides,proteins, fats),
producing methane and carbon
dioxide.
Anaerobic bacteria are present
throughout most of the water
column, but activity is concentrated
in the layer immediately above the
sludge.
Anaerobic decomposition is a threestage processhydrolysis,
fermentation (oracidogenesis) and
methane formation (or
methanogenesis)with different
groups of bacteria involved in each.
In hydrolysis, solid material is
broken down by enzymes
intomolecules. During fermentation,
the soluble molecules are degraded
by acidformer bacteria into acetate,
hydrogen and CO.

 Finally, two groups of methanogens

produce methane from either
acetate or hydrogen plus CO2

ADVANTAGES

During Aerobic facultative a lots of

energy produced

Anaerobic waste stabilization

ponds are simple and economical to
build and operate. They are
relatively inexpensive and can be
managed relatively easily by small
and medium-sized communities.

DISADVANTAGES

A lot of energy produced only when

oxygen presents

Anaerobic ponds take time to reach

full treatment efficiency. These
systems require large amounts of
land compared to conventional
activated sludge or other secondary
treatment technologies. The
restrictions on location near to
houses and their size means that
they may be more appropriate for
use in larger schemes.