Ov. Shipin et al., PETRO(R) SYSTEM - A LOW-TECH APPROACH TO THE REMOVAL OF WASTE-WATER ORGANICS (INCORPORATING EFFECTIVE REMOVAL OF MICROALGAE BY THE TRICKLING FILTER), Water S.A., 24(4), 1998, pp. 347-354
The system offering low-tech low-cost treatment of municipal sewage is
described. It is based on a ponding process followed by a trickling f
ilter (TF). Micro-algae produced in stabilization ponds are removed in
the TF It is suggested that micro-algae contribute to biofilm product
ion and organic load reduction in the TF.