The Influence of Algal Biomass on Tracer Experiments in Maturation Ponds

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  • Título: The Influence of Algal Biomass on Tracer Experiments in Maturation Ponds
  • Autor: Camargo Valero, Miller Alonso; Mara, David Duncan
  • Publicación original: 2007
  • Descripción física: PDF
  • Nota general:
    • Tracer experiments are of concern to wastewater treatment engineers and researchers because of the importance of determining hydraulic regimes and retention times in wastewater treatment units. In this work, a pilot-scale maturation waste stabilisation pond (WSP) was spiked with Rhodamine WT, in order to determine how suspended organic matter would interfere with its performance as a tracer in a domestic wastewater treatment unit which had a high content of suspended algal biomass.
      A primary maturation pond was spiked in three separate runs with different levels of algae (high, medium and low), with a known amount of Rhodamine WT (20% w/v); the tracer was measured in the pond effluent in real time every 20 min for 3? (the theoretical retention time, ? = 17 days). Algal biomass was monitored weekly from influent, column and effluent water samples by chlorophyll-a determination.
      The results show that algal biomass has a strong influence on the behaviour of Rhodamine WT as a tracer and therefore the hydraulic characteristics calculated from tracer curves may be affected by tracer adsorption on suspended organic matter.
  • Notas de reproducción original: Digitalización realizada por la Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República (Colombia)
  • Notas:
    • Resumen: Algal biomass; Hydraulic characteristics; Maturation ponds; Tracer experiments
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  • Forma/género: texto
  • Idioma: inglés
  • Institución origen: Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República
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