Effects of two different nutrient loads on microalgal production, nutrient removal and photosynthetic efficiency in pilot-scale wastewater high rate algal ponds

Water Research

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 53-62

  Sutherland, Donna L ^a,b   Turnbull, Matthew H ^b   Broady, Paul A ^b   Craggs, Rupert J ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

High rate algal ponds; Nutrient load; Nutrient removal; Photosynthetic efficiency; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; LAKES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRIENTS; PRODUCTIVITY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; HIGH RATE ALGAL POND; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LIGHT ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; NUTRIENT LOADS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; NUTRIENT REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY;

EUTROPHICATION;

CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; OXYGEN;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LIGHT ATTENUATION; MICROALGA; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; LIGHT EFFECT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUSPENDED LOAD; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CLIMATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL ATTENUATION; NONHUMAN; NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT HIGH RATE ALGAL POND; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; ATTENUATION; BIOMASS; LIGHT; NUTRIENT; WASTE WATER;

ALGAE;

EID: 84906837794     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.010     Document Type: Article

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