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Biodegradation of organic pollutants in a water body

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In this paper we introduce a non-linear model for the biodegradation of organic pollutants in a water body. We assume that the pollutants are removed using fungi, that need nutrients and dissolved oxygen to thrive. We show that after an initial phase the process can be rendered entirely self-sustained, even without the constant supply of fungi, thereby becoming economically very much appealing.

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Acknowledgments

This work has been partially supported by the projects “Metodi numerici in teoria delle popolazioni” and “Metodi numerici nelle scienze applicate” of the Dipartimento di Matematica “Giuseppe Peano” of the Università di Torino.

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica “Giuseppe Peano”, Università di Torino, via Carlo Alberto 10, 10123, Torino, Italy

    Iulia Martina Bulai & Ezio Venturino

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Bulai, I.M., Venturino, E. Biodegradation of organic pollutants in a water body. J Math Chem 54, 1387–1403 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10910-016-0603-1

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