“…57 A pilot-scale AF was used to pretreat a poultry-processing wastewater at a loading rate of 2.8 kg COD/m 3• d to meet surcharge-free municipal discharge requirements for COD; soluble BOD; fat, oil, and grease; and TSS. 58 The improvement in the quality of the surface. waters and stream bed below the stormwater discharge point of a poultry-processing plant as a result of the installation of an improved stormwater collection and treatment system was described by Freiss et al 59 O'Neal and Beetschen'" examined physical and chemical alternatives for disinfecting the effluent from a poultry-processing wastewater treatment plant and found ultraviolet radiation to be the best method from the standpoint of both economics and safety.…”