Roles of water hyacinths and their roots for reducing algal concentration in the effluent from waste stabilization ponds

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 3285-3294

  Kim, Youngchul ^a   Kim, Wan Joong ^b  

^a Hanseo University   (South Korea)

^b Rural Development Corporation Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Algal particles; Attachment; Roots; Waste stabilization ponds (WSPs); Water hyacinth ponds (WHPs)

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); STABILIZATION PONDS;

ALGAL PARTICLE ATTACHMENT; WASTE STABILIZATION POND; WATER HYACINTH POND;

ALGAE CONTROL;

ALGA; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; NATURAL TREATMENT; STABILIZATION POND;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOMASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER HYACINTH;

ALGAE; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HYACINTHUS;

EID: 0034284876     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00068-3     Document Type: Article

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