Aquatic vegetation and water pollution control
Public health implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11036368 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ray Dinges (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1202-1205 |
| Publication date | 1978-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.68.12.1202 |
| PMID | 736183 |
| OpenAlex | W2059780894 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Results obtained from pilot studies and the operation of a plant scale treatment facility located at the Williamson Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant at Austin, Texas, demonstrate that culture of the water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes in shallow earthen basins is effective in the removal of algae, fecal coliform bacteria dn deleterious impurities from wastewater stabilization pond effluent. Stabilization ponds followed by hyacinth culture constitute an economical, low energy treatment system which reduces significantly those potential health hazards associated with wastewaters. Harvested hyacinths represent a useful product which could be converted into compost, or used directly as a soil amendment
Algae · Aquatic plant · Biology · Compost · Effluent · Eichhornia crassipes · Fecal coliform · Hyacinth · Macrophyte · Sewage treatment · Stabilization pond · Vegetation (pathology) · Waste management · Wastewater · Water pollution · Water quality · Biological Control of Invasive Species · Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment · Ecology · Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Environmental Science · Medicine · Pollution · Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |