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Journal
Journal of Environmental Systems
ISSN
0047-2433 (print) 1541-3802 (electronic)
Volume
23
Issue
3
Date
1/1/1994

Article Facts

Title
Ammonia and Bod Removal Model for a Constructed Water Hyacinth Treatment System
DOI
10.2190/JME0-WB9F-U2BU-M1WN
Authors
  • R. S. Gangavarapu
  • L. D. Benefield
  • A. S. McAnally
Pages
229-245
Online Date
05/09/2002

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Ammonia and Bod Removal Model for a Constructed Water Hyacinth Treatment System

R. S. Gangavarapu
L. D. Benefield
A. S. McAnally

DOI: 10.2190/JME0-WB9F-U2BU-M1WN

Abstract

A pilot scale water hyacinth treatment system was constructed near a small Alabama town to investigate the feasibility of using this type of process as a low cost, easily implementable alternative for upgrading small community wastewater treatment systems in southern states. Design equations have been developed based on a series of multiple regression analyses using experimental data obtained from harvested and non-harvested treatment trains. The best predictive equations for effluent five-day biochemical oxygen demand concentration and effluent ammonia-nitrogen concentration were developed based on wastewater characteristics and operational parameters. These parameters include influent and effluent five-day biochemical oxygen demand concentration, influent and effluent ammonia-nitrogen concentration, hydraulic loading rate, organic loading rate, ammonia loading rate, pH, average water temperature and plant growth rate.

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