Modelling faecal coliform mortality in water hyacinths ponds

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 15-18, 2007, Pages 1212-1220

  Mayo, A W ^a   Kalibbala, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Faecal coliforms; Mortality rate of bacteria; Ponds; Water hyacinths

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA MORTALITY RATE; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; FAECAL COLIFORMS; SOLAR INTENSITY; WATER HYCINTHS PONDS;

COLIFORM BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECAL COLIFORM; MODELING; MORTALITY; POND; WASTEWATER;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

EID: 34548577405     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2007.07.023     Document Type: Article

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