Modification, calibration and verification of the IWA River Water Quality Model to simulate a pilot-scale high rate algal pond

• Published in: Water research (Oxford) Vol. 46; no. 9; pp. 2911 - 2926
• Main Authors: Broekhuizen, Niall, Park, Jason B.K., McBride, Graham B., Craggs, Rupert J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Algae; Algal mixotrophy; Algal production; Applied sciences; Biomass; Calibration; Computer simulation; Dissolution; Exact sciences and technology; Freshwater; Microalgae - metabolism; Models, Theoretical; Nutrient removal; Parametrization; Pilot Projects; Pollution; Ponds; Rivers; Waste-water treatment ponds; Water quality; Water treatment and pollution; Nutrient removal; Waste-water treatment ponds; Algal production; Algal mixotrophy; Stabilization pond; Algae; Carbon dioxide; Biomass; Calibration; Nitrogen; Parameterization; Modeling; Biological purification; Dissolved organic carbon; Dissolved organic matter; Greenhouse gas; Surface water; Water quality; Nutrient; Stream; Waste water purification; Performance

We implemented the IWA River Water Quality Model No. 1 (Reichert et al., 2001. River Water Quality Model No. 1, IWA Scientific & Technical Report No. 12) to simulate water-quality characteristics in two pilot-scale High Rate Algal Ponds. Simulation results were compared with two years' of d...