Table 1 Composition of influent Caine Dairy wastewater and cultivated biomass from the RABR system. (Analysis by Chemtech-Ford Laboratories – Sandy, UT)
Chemical composition | Watera (mg L-1) | Biomassb (mg kg-1 dry wt.) |
|---|---|---|
Total organic carbon | 1200 | 648500 |
Total nitrogen | 155c | 140400 |
Total phosphorus | 12 | 19100 |
Aluminum | 7.67 | 776 |
Boron | 1.73 | 132 |
Barium | 0.63 | 75.7 |
Cobalt | 0.03 | 1.96 |
Chromium | 0.42 | 45.3 |
Copper | 3.05 | 85.2 |
Iron | 6.80 | 624 |
Manganese | 0.67 | 107 |
Molybdenum | 0.09 | 27 |
Sodium | 460 | 23455 |
Nickel | 0.25 | 24.1 |
Lead | 0.05 | 6.41 |
Silica | 106 | 5572 |
Strontium | 1.18 | 125 |
Zinc | 1.15 | 116 |