Modelling Nitrogen Transformation and Removal in Primary Facultative Ponds
dc.creator | Senzia, M. A. | |
dc.creator | Mayo, Aloyce W. | |
dc.creator | Mbwette, T. S. A. | |
dc.creator | Katima, Jamidu | |
dc.creator | Jørgensen, S. E. | |
dc.date | 2016-05-24T12:15:24Z | |
dc.date | 2016-05-24T12:15:24Z | |
dc.date | 2002 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-27T08:40:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-03-27T08:40:54Z | |
dc.description | Full text can be accessed at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380002000182 | |
dc.description | This paper presents a dynamic rational model for nitrogen transformation in primary facultative ponds. The results show that, the dominant mechanism for nitrogen removal was sedimentation of organic nitrogen (9.7%). The major nitrogen transformation route was through mineralization (19.2%) followed by ammonia uptake by microorganisms (17.4%) and nitrification (2.4%). Denitrification process was another possible route for removal of nitrogen (4.1%), but volatilisation played a negligible role (0.1%). Approximately 38.8% of nitrogen flowing to primary facultative pond did not undergo any transformation. It was further found out that 8.3% of influent nitrogen was unaccounted for, which might be lost through seepage to the ground or evaporation. Nitrogen contained in microorganisms accounted for 50% of the total nitrogen in the final effluent. | |
dc.identifier | Senzia, M.A., Mayo, A.W., Mbwette, T.S.A., Katima, J.H.Y. and Jørgensen, S.E., 2002. Modelling nitrogen transformation and removal in primary facultative ponds. Ecological Modelling, 154(3), pp.207-215. | |
dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2230 | |
dc.identifier | 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00018-2 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2230 | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.subject | Nitrogen transformation | |
dc.subject | Nitrogen removal | |
dc.subject | Modelling | |
dc.subject | Primary facultative pond | |
dc.title | Modelling Nitrogen Transformation and Removal in Primary Facultative Ponds | |
dc.type | Journal Article |