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Analysis of Lag Phase BOD Curves Using the Monod Equations
Author(s) -
Braun Heinz B.,
Berthouex Paul M.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr006i003p00838
Subject(s) - lag , biochemical oxygen demand , phase lag , phase (matter) , time lag , biological system , mathematics , variety (cybernetics) , environmental science , statistics , environmental engineering , chemical oxygen demand , chemistry , computer science , wastewater , biology , computer network , organic chemistry
The Monod biokinetic relations have been used to develop a 3‐parameter model to describe the biochemical oxidation of waste water substrates as observed in biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) tests, including those tests with an initial lag phase. A criterion relating the biological parameters of the model to the occurence of a lag phase is presented. The model was applied to several sets of data that reflect a variety of conditions. Some statistical problems involving parameter correlation were noted.