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Title: | A Closer Look on Spatiotemporal Variations of Dissolved Oxygen in Waste Stabilization Ponds Using Mixed Models | Authors: | Ho, Long Duy Tan Pham Van Echelpoel, Wout MUCHENE, Leacky SHKEDY, Ziv Alvarado, Andres Espinoza-Palacios, Juan Arevalo-Durazno, Maria THAS, Olivier Goethals, Peter |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Source: | WATER, 10(2) (Art N° 201) | Abstract: | Dissolved oxygen is an essential controlling factor in the performance of facultative and maturation ponds since both take many advantages of algal photosynthetic oxygenation. The rate of this photosynthesis strongly depends on the time during the day and the location in a pond system, whose roles have been overlooked in previous guidelines of pond operation and maintenance (O&M). To elucidate these influences, a linear mixed effect model (LMM) was built on the data collected from three intensive sampling campaigns in a waste stabilization pond in Cuenca, Ecuador. Within two parallel lines of facultative and maturation ponds, nine locations were sampled at two depths in each pond. In general, the output of the mixed model indicated high spatial autocorrelations of data and wide spatiotemporal variations of the oxygen level among and within the ponds. Particularly, different ponds showed different patterns of oxygen dynamics, which were associated with many factors including flow behavior, sludge accumulation, algal distribution, influent fluctuation, and pond function. Moreover, a substantial temporal change in the oxygen level between day and night, from zero to above 20 mg O-2.L-1, was observed. Algal photosynthetic activity appeared to be the main reason for these variations in the model, as it was facilitated by intensive solar radiation at high altitude. Since these diurnal and spatial patterns can supply a large amount of useful information on pond performance, insightful recommendations on dissolved oxygen (DO) monitoring and regulations were delivered. More importantly, as a mixed model showed high predictive performance, i.e., high goodness-of-fit (R-2 of 0.94), low values of mean absolute error, we recommended this advanced statistical technique as an effective tool for dealing with high autocorrelation of data in pond systems. | Notes: | Ho, L (reprint author), Univ Ghent, Dept Anim Sci & Aquat Ecol, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium, Long.TuanHo@UGent.be; Tan.PhamDuy@UGent.be; Wout.VanEchelpoel@UGent.be; leacky.muchene@uhasselt.be; ziv.shkedy@uhasselt.be; andres.alvarado@ucuenca.edu.ec; jestebanespinozap@gmail.com; belen.arevalo@ucuenca.edu.ec; Olivier.Thas@UGent.be; Peter.Goethals@UGent.be | Keywords: | waste stabilization pond; high altitude; mixed model; spatiotemporal effect; dissolved oxygen control; ICA technology | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/26225 | e-ISSN: | 2073-4441 | DOI: | 10.3390/w10020201 | ISI #: | 000426775500111 | Rights: | © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2019 |
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