Algal abundance, organic matter, and physico-chemical characteristics of dairy farm facultative ponds: Implications for treatment performance

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 279-296

  Sukias, James P S ^a   Tanner, Chris C ^a   Davies Colley, Robert J ^a   Nagels, John W ^a   Wolters, Ronald ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Golder Associates   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural wastes; Algal biomass; Ammonia; Dairy effluent; Environmental effects; Pollution; Sludge; Waste stabilisation ponds; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALGA; DAIRY FARMING; EFFLUENT; POND; WASTEWATER;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

ALGAE;

EID: 0035716536     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2001.9513485     Document Type: Article

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