what can I use to oxygenate water?

Question

to biodegrade sewage

Answer 1

Plants?

Answer 2

Agitation - can be done by blowing air into the water by using a compressor, but what scale do you want to work on? Traditional methods sprinkle the effluent over hard core or plastic substrate and the bacteria live on the surface of this. Large scale liquid systems use pumps to circulate the liquid rapidly, as in aerobic treatments, a lot of oxygen is required. Anaerobic systems tend to be very smelly!
Don't be tempted to use ozone generation as this kills bacteria which are vital to the treatment process

Answer 3

Ozone can be used, called "ozonation". For more information see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewage_treatment


Ozone is a three atom molecule of oxygen, O3. Most oxygen in the atmosphere is a TWO atom molecule of oxygen, O2.

Answer 4

An air pump sold for use in aquariums, You can buy them for as little as $4.00 and as high as several hundred dollars. They even sell one that plugs into an automobile cigarette lighter. A much better use for the car cigarette lighter if you ask me.

Answer 5

water saturated with anerobic bacteria forced under pressure through the medium...

Answer 6

Oxygen is a good start.... use a fish tank/pond pump.

Answer 7

ok, first get a straw from the kitchen...

pop it in the water,

and blow some bubbles like when you were a kid.

ah ha ha ha

Answer 8

Bubble air through it.

Answer 9

http://www.wcponline.com/PDF/1104%20wastewater.pdf
That apparently is a 'safe way'

and this too....
http://www.tsrtp.ucdavis.edu/mtberpt/responses/GF_Resp_to_USGS_comments.pdf

Answer 10

I know I might be stretching here.... OXYGEN????