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The utilization of periphyton activity for the removal of surplus nutrients from enriched influents in drinking water reservoirs has been examined as a possible method of waterworks pre-treatment. By means of batch laboratory, as well as continuous-flow in situ model experiments, a marked uptake of nitrate and phosphate by the periphyton biofilm has been demonstrated. The results of model experiments are being tested in a pilot scale ‘bioeliminator’ with respect to the demands of engineering waterworks practice.
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Sládečková, A., Marvan, P., Vymazal, J. (1983). The utilization of periphyton in waterworks pre-treatment for nutrient removal from enriched influents. In: Wetzel, R.G. (eds) Periphyton of Freshwater Ecosystems. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7293-3_39
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