Nutrient removal from swine lagoon effluent by duckweed
Three duckweed geographic isolates were grown on varying concentrations of swine lagoon effluent in a greenhouse to determine their ability to remove nutrients from the effluent. Duckweed biomass was harvested every other day over a 12-day period. Duckweed biomass production, nutrient loss from the swine lagoon effluent, and nutrient content of duckweed biomass were used to identify effluent concentrations/geographic isolate combinations that are effective in terms of nutrient utilization from swine lagoon effluent and production of healthy duckweed biomass. When Lemna minor geographic isolate 8627 was grown on 50% swine lagoon effluent, respective losses of TKN, NH{sub 3}-N, TP, OPO{sub 4}-P, TOC, K, Cu, and Zn were 83, 100, 49, 31, 68, 21, 28 and 67%.
- Research Organization:
- North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 20080249
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the ASAE, Vol. 43, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Mar-Apr 2000; ISSN 0001-2351
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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