This study evaluated the effect of swine manure dilution with treated effluent up to 50% volumetric ratio of each part, intending to increase the denitrification by carbon feeding to the process. In studied dilution, the range of NO3--N content in the mixture was 47,9 + 14,5 mg L-1 and COD close to 17543 + 675 mg L-1, resulting in favorable denitrification activity on equalization tank due to relation COD/N-NO3- upper to 360. The NO3--N concentration was biologically reduced to 0.5 mg L-1 (around 1% of initial concentration). An improvement in solid-liquid separation efficiency using natural and synthetic organic polymers was also reached in the diluted effluent when compared to the undiluted manure.
waste treatment; swine manure; nitrogen removal
