Upgrade of three municipal wastewater treatment lagoons using a high surface area media
Upgrade of three municipal wastewater treatment lagoons using a high surface area media
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DOI:
10.3868/s070-001-012-0014-4
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发表时间:
2012-04-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Li, Fuzhi
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作者:
Wang, John;Jin, Peng;Li, Fuzhi
This study examines whether the reconciliation amounts between IFRS and PRC GAAP provide additional incremental value-relevant information. More specifically, it investigates whether firms applying IFRS experience an increase in the quality of accounting information in the post-IFRS convergence period. Results show that IFRS convergence increases the values of balance-sheet items and enlarges variation across firms. Moreover, there is no difference in the explanatory power of value relevance of accounting information under IFRS and PRC GAAP for share prices and returns of A-shares. The incremental value relevance analysis suggests that the IFRS adjustments to earnings are value relevant, whereas the adjustments to book values are not. The IFRS adjustments to change in inventory are value relevant for predicting future operating cash flows. Finally, accounting quality improved in post-convergence period. These results are robust after controlling for the unique characteristics of Chinese firms.Lagoon-based municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are facing difficulties meeting the needs of rapid population growth as well as the more stringent requirements of discharge permits. Three municipal WWTPs were modified using a high surface area media with upgraded fine-bubble aeration systems. Performance data collected showed very promising results in terms of five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), ammonia (NH3) and total suspended solids (TSS) removal. Two-year average ammonia effluents were 4.1 mg.L-1 for Columbia WWTP, 4 mg.L (1) for Larchmont WWTP and 2.1 mg.L (1) for Laurelville WWTP, respectively. Two-year average BOD5 effluents were 6.8, 4.9 and 2.7 mg.L-1, and TSS effluents were 15.0, 9.6 and 7.5 mg.L-1. The systems also showed low fecal coliform (FC) levels in their effluents.