Alabama Water Resources Research Institute of Auburn University FY 1983 Final Program Report

摘要

Alabama's Water Resources Research Institute began expenditure of FY1983 funds under Grant No. 14-08-0001-G880 about June 1, 1983, supporting six research projects. One project performed a sensitivity analysis of a biological toxicity model of an activated sludge process. The analysis indicated that the single most important factor in determining model output (based on the effluent organics concentration) is the retention time in the reactor and the second most important factor is the floc radius. Other projects addressed biodegradation of potential ground water pollutants by microorganisms in subsurface soil horizons; optimization of irrigation techniques to reduce water needs for fields with irregular boundaries.