Table 1.
Parameters | Time Zero | Light | 48 h after H2O2 addition | |||||
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0 | 0.17 (mg L−1) | 0.33 (mg L−1) | 0.83 (mg L−1) | 1.67 (mg L−1) | 3.33 (mg L−1) | |||
Conductivity (μS cm−1) | 599 ± 15 | Yes | 618 ± 12 | 666 ± 12 | 662 ± 20 | 665 ± 27 | 630 ± 19 | 640 ± 18 |
No | 680 ± 18 | 667 ± 19 | 670 ± 21 | 660 ± 25 | 630 ± 20 | 645 ± 20 | ||
pH | 9.47 ± 0.20 | Yes | 8.88 ± 0.10 | 9.05 ± 0.13 | 9.00 ± 0.12 | 9.06 ± 0.09 | 9.19 ± 0.12 | 9.22 ± 0.12 |
No | 7.87 ± 0.12 | 7.45 ± 0.18 | 7.44 ± 0.10 | 7.68 ± 0.15 | 8.06 ± 0.15 | 8.20 ± 0.10 | ||
Optical Density | 0.37 ± 0.02 | Yes | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.08 ± 0.02 | 0.08 ± 0.02 |
No | 0.08 ± 0.02 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | ||
Total Phosphorus (mg L−1) | 0.89 ± 0.10 | Yes | 0.87 ± 0.10 | 0.83 ± 0.12 | 0.82 ± 0.09 | 0.81 ± 0.12 | 0.87 ± 0.03 | 0.90 ± 0.08 |
No | 0.89 ± 0.09 | 0.79 ± 0.10 | 0.81 ± 0.12 | 0.96 ± 0.15 | 0.91 ± 0.06 | 0.94 ± 0.09 | ||
Dissolved total Phosphorus (mg L−1) | 0.20 ± 0.08 | Yes | 0.18 ± 0.08 | 0.40 ± 0.10 | 0.40 ± 0.09 | 0.55 ± 0.13 | 0.53 ± 0.09 | 0.55 ± 0.09 |
No | 0.16 ± 0.08 | 0.30 ± 0.12 | 0.31 ± 0.13 | 0.47 ± 0.12 | 0.49 ± 0.10 | 0.53 ± 010 | ||
Chl-a (μg L−1) | 530 ± 10 | Yes | 445 ± 12 | 117 ± 5 | 74 ± 3 | 77 ± 8 | 71 ± 9 | 58 ± 8 |
No | 420 ± 22 | 320 ± 9 | 75 ± 6 | 81 ± 8 | 117 ± 7 | 111 ± 5 | ||
COD (mgO2 L−1) | 243 ± 12 | Yes | 212 ± 8 | 142 ± 6 | 129 ± 9 | 130 ± 9 | 120 ± 10 | 126 ± 5 |
No | 213 ± 10 | 226 ± 15 | 205 ± 11 | 200 ± 12 | 180 ± 9 | 119 ± 7 | ||
Total coliforms (MPN × 100 mL−1) | 4600 | Yes | 4600 | 2800 | 2400 | 150 | 90 | <3 |
No | 4600 | 2800 | 2400 | 280 | 93 | <3 | ||
Fecal coliforms (MPN × 100 mL−1) | 4600 | Yes | 4600 | 2100 | 2100 | 130 | 11 | <3 |
No | 4600 | 2100 | 2100 | 210 | 14 | <3 |