Table 3.
Reduction efficiency (RE) and removal rate (RR) of A. ambigua, C. pyrenoidosa, and S. abundans in 3:1 ratio of DWW.
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A. ambigua |
C. pyrenoidosa |
S. abundans |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | RE (%) | RR (mgl-1d-1) | RE (%) | RR (mgl-1d-1) | RE (%) | RR (mgl-1d-1) | |||
| 25th day | 10th day | 25th day | 25th day | 10th day | 25th day | 25th day | 10th day | 25th day | |
| BOD | 58.54 | 2.99 | 5.76 | 58.54 | 4.19 | 5.76 | 52.44 | 7.19 | 5.16 |
| COD | 81.25 | 96 | 41.60 | 87.50 | 32 | 44.80 | 62.50 | 44 | 32 |
| Nitrate | 89.52 | 13.19 | 8.94 | 88.91 | 12.50 | 8.88 | 84.72 | 18.26 | 8.46 |
| Phosphate | 87.83 | 348.35 | 688 | 79.02 | 1147.1 | 619 | 86.51 | 1555 | 677.68 |
Values represent the mean ± SD of three replicates.