1. Performance of Duckweed (Lemna minor L.) on different types of wastewater treatment
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Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü., Özengin, Nihal, Elmacı, Ayşe, AAG-9866-2021, and AAH-1475-2021
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Laboratory test ,Waste water management ,Turkey ,Nitrogen ,Phosphate ,Phosphorus ,Water sampling ,Wastewater ,Araceae ,Lemna Minor ,Landoltia Punctata ,Nonhuman ,Water analysis ,Weed ,Article ,Removal experiment ,Environmental sciences ,Aquatic plant ,Lemna minor ,Lemna ,Eurasia ,Chemical oxygen demand ,Water treatment ,Controlled study ,Bioremediation ,Growth response - Abstract
Duckweed (Lemna minori L.) has a wide application in Turkey having suitable climatic conditions. In this study, the growth of duckweed was assessed in laboratory scale experiments. They were fed with municipal and industrial wastewater at constant temprature. COD, total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP) and ortho-phosphate (OP) removal efficiencies of the reactors were monitored by sampling influent and effluent of the system. Removal efficiency in this study reflects optimal results: 73-84% COD removal, 83-87% TN removal, 70-85% TP removal and 83-95% OP removal. The results show that the duckweed-based wastewater treatment is capable of treating the laboratory wastewater.
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- 2007