Treatment of swine manure effluent using freshwater algae: Production, nutrient recovery, and elemental composition of algal biomass at four effluent loading rates

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-46

  Kebede Westhead, Elizabeth ^a   Pizarro, Carolina ^a   Mulbry, Walter W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Algal turf scrubber; Composition; Phytoremediation; Swine manure

Indexed keywords

ALGA; EFFLUENT; MANURE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOSPHORUS;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33746867970     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-005-9012-8     Document Type: Article

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