Effect of organic surface load on process performance of pilot-scale algae and duckweed-based waste stabilization ponds

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 587-594

  Zimmo, O R ^a   van der Steen, N P ^b   Gijzen, H J ^b  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Domestic wastes; Environmental issues; Waste stabilization ponds; Wastewater management; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COLIFORM BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; NITROGEN REMOVAL; SURFACE PHENOMENA; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WASTE TREATMENT;

ALGAE-BASED PONDS (ABPS); BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD); DUCKWEEDS; ORGANIC LOADING; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS);

WASTE DISPOSAL;

ALGA; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; PERFORMANCE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE; LEMNA;

EID: 15844384996     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2005)131:4(587)     Document Type: Article

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