The purification capacity of systems using floating aquatic plants depend on the climatic conditions under which they are used. This study from Cuban conditions evaluate the effects of the organic loading rate, hydraulic loading rate and water depth on the purification capacity of water hyacinths, as well as the effect of some climatic variables on the kinetics of the treatment processes. The experimental system consisted of two consecutive tanks simulating a system of ponds in series. The water depths used were 0.5 m and 1.12 m. In the shallower system with shorter retention times and greater superficial organic loading higher removal efficiencies are obtained. With the data obtained, empirical relations were sought. From these correlations it is possible to determine the values for some parameters used in the design of aquatic treatment systems with water hyacinths. The results revealed a relationship between the purification capacity of the water hyacinth and its velocity of growth. The specific velocity of growth varied with the months of the year and was associated with the temperature and the solar radiation. A multiple correlation equation describing these relations was obtained.
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June 01 2005
The effect of water hyacinths for wastewater treatment under Cuban climatic conditions
C. Rodriguez;
*Hydraulic Research Center, Higher Polytechnical Institute “José Antonio Echeverría”, Havana City, Cuba (E-mail: celia@cih.cujae.edu.cu)
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P.D. Jenssen
P.D. Jenssen
**Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432 Aas, Norway (E-mail: petter.jenssen@umb.no)
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Water Sci Technol (2005) 51 (12): 275–282.
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C. Rodriguez, P.D. Jenssen; The effect of water hyacinths for wastewater treatment under Cuban climatic conditions. Water Sci Technol 1 June 2005; 51 (12): 275–282. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2005.0482
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