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dc.contributor.authorRippingale, Rob
dc.contributor.authorSmith, N.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:22:03Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:22:03Z
dc.date.created2008-11-12T23:21:13Z
dc.date.issued1984
dc.identifier.citationRippingale, R.J. and Smith, N.A.. 1984. Aquatic plants for the tertiary treatment of wastewater. : Western Australian Institute of Technology.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10956
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Much literature is available on the use of aquatic plants in the treatment of wastewater. However, since conditions for plant growth differ from place to place, it is necessary to establish the effectiveness of t h i s type of treatment for each locali y. A programme to test the effectiveness of aquatic plants in improving the quality of secondary effluent from a wastewater treatment plant near Perth was conducted for twelve months. Eleven ponds, each of 10 cubic metres capacity, were constructed at the plant and were continuously supplied with secondary effluent. Three plant species were established in the ponds. Lemna sp.(Duckweed), Myriophyllum aquaticum (Parrot's Feather or Water Milfoil) and Typha orientalis (Bullrush) and some ponds were left without macroscopic plants. Lemna and Myriophyllum were harvested weekly and the results of both plant analysis and water analysis in the ponds indicated substantial nitrogen reduction in the tertiary effluent.

dc.titleAquatic plants for the tertiary treatment of wastewater
dc.typeReport
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Western Australian Institute of Technology

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Bulletin Number 9

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ISSN 0158 3301

curtin.departmentDepartment of Biology (Western Australian Institute of Technology)
curtin.identifierEPR-311
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyDivision of Resources and Environment
curtin.facultyMuresk Institute
curtin.facultyDepartment of Environmental Biology


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