title: Dissolved phosphorus levels in fresh municipal wastewater.
abstract: The influence of wastewater lag-time to the concentrations of dissolved phosphorus was investigated. The dissolved phosphorus levels of fresh municipal wastewater and the rate at which phosphorus dissolves in untreated municipal water was studied. Dissolved phosphorus initially accounted for 34% of total phosphorus in the used water. The level of dissolved phosphorus in wastewater doubled during half a year of storage. The dissolving of phosphorus was most rapid in the first 10 days when dissolved phosphorus levels increased by approximately 1% per day.
authors.affiliation: Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Laboratory, University of Oulu, Finland. jarmo.sallanko@oulu.fi
authors.forename: Jarmo T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Sallanko
authors.forename: Arja T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Sarpola
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D009566:Nitrates / Q000032:analysis; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis*; D012722:Sewage / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D009566:Nitrates; D012722:Sewage; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D010758:Phosphorus; D002244:Carbon; D010100:Oxygen