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A study was conducted by the author on existing aerobic wastewater treatment units to increase their energy efficiency while improving nutrient removal performance. This chapter provides the results of an experimental design to investigate the effect of two different aeration regimes on the nutrient removal performance of the treatment units. The paper was conceptualised and deemed relevant at a time when there was so much global outcry to look out for an alternative source of energy as a mechanism for climate change adaptation.
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Kyei, P.P. (2011). Energy Conservation in Aerobic Wastewater Treatment Units. In: Schmidt, M., Onyango, V., Palekhov, D. (eds) Implementing Environmental and Resource Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77568-3_5
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