Spokane Regional Wastewater Phosphorus Bio-Availability

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The objective of this study was to use algal bioassays to determine bio-available
phosphorus (BAP) of effluent treated by the pilot projects at the main wastewater treatment plant discharges to the Spokane River. This is critically important because it is currently unknown whether the effluents of facilities designed for advanced P removal tend to make the residual P more or less bioavailable compared to conventional treatment processes. Published by the University of Washington. 68 pages. Online PDF. (2014)

Originally funded as WERF project NUTR4C09.

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Spokane Regional Wastewater Phosphorus Bio-Availability

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Spokane Regional Wastewater Phosphorus Bio-Availability

Phosphorus Fractionation and Removal in Wastewater Treatment: Implications for Minimizing Effluent Phosphorus

The Argonomic and Environmental Availability of Biosolids-P Phase II

Framework for a National Testing and Evaluation Program Based Upon the National Stormwater Testing and Evaluation for Products and Practices (STEPP) Initiative

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The Water Research Foundation and One Water: Synthesis Reports on Accomplishments in the One Water Space

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