Influence of the dispersion number on the estimation of coliform removal in ponds

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-188

  Von Sperling, Marcos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coliforms; Dispersed flow; Dispersion number; Facultative ponds; Maturation ponds

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; EFFLUENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; WASTEWATER;

MATURATION PONDS;

STABILIZATION PONDS;

BACTERIUM; DISPERSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; REMOVAL; STABILIZATION POND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIAL COUNT; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; EFFLUENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LITERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; POND; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTION; PROCESS DESIGN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER FLOW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0041762168     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0116     Document Type: Conference Paper

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