MANNED DEEP BASE USING THE SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR: AN INNOVATIVE BIOLOGI

THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF USING AN INNOVATIVE BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY, THE SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR (SBR), FOR TREATEMENT AND PURIFICATION OF DOMESTIC, INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL WASTES IN A "BUTTONED-UP" MANNED DEEP BASE. THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL CONSIST OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO TREAT DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL WASTE INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIELY. SINCE THE DEEP BASE IS A COMPLETELY SELF-CONTAINED ENVIRONMENT, SPECIAL DESIGN CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO CONSERVING AND RECYCLING THE AIR AND WATER USED IN THIS TECHNOLOGY. THE PURIFIED WATER WILL BE EXAMINED WILL BE EXAMINED FOR ANY POST-TREATEMENT NECESSARY TO ENSURE ITS POTABLE USE.