Diurnal Cycles of Variation of Physical–Chemical Parameters in Waste Stabilization Ponds

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dc.contributor.authorKayombo, S.
dc.contributor.authorMbwette, T. S. A.
dc.contributor.authorMayo, Aloyce W.
dc.contributor.authorKatima, Jamidu
dc.contributor.authorJørgensen, S. E.
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-24T12:37:00Z
dc.date.available2016-05-24T12:37:00Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925857401000866en_US
dc.description.abstractDiurnal fluctuations of pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), water, air temperature and sunlight intensity were investigated in the waste stabilization ponds at the University of Dar es Salaam. The variation of these parameters followed the diurnal pattern of light intensity. The rate of oxygen production based on first order linear regression analysis was between 0.02 and 0.36 mg/l per h with high production rate being observed in secondary facultative ponds. The rate of utilization of dissolved oxygen (total respiration) during the night by the microbial population in the pond ranged between 0.016 and 0.435 mg/l per h. The average rate of increase of pH during the day was 0.0006–0.243 units of pH per h, and the rate of decrease was 0.0003–0.101 units of pH per h. The ponds receiving low organic loading showed high diurnal variation of physical–chemical parameters. The relationship between average hourly DO and pH followed a polynomial trend with the coefficient of regression (R2) ranging from 0.76 to 0.82. It may be concluded that the diurnal variation of the parameters in the WSPs is due to hourly and daily variation of light intensity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKayombo, S., Mbwette, T.S.A., Mayo, A.W., Katima, J.H.Y. and Jørgensen, S.E., 2002. Diurnal cycles of variation of physical–chemical parameters in waste stabilization ponds. Ecological Engineering, 18(3), pp.287-291.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0925-8574(01)00086-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2231
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectAlgal biomassen_US
dc.subjectDiurnal cycleen_US
dc.subjectOxygen production and utilization rateen_US
dc.subjectPrimary facultative ponden_US
dc.subjectSecondary facultative ponden_US
dc.subjectMaturation pondsen_US
dc.titleDiurnal Cycles of Variation of Physical–Chemical Parameters in Waste Stabilization Pondsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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