Search for dissertations about: "Nakivubo wetland"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Nakivubo wetland.

2. 1. Optimizing processes for biological nitrogen removal in Nakivubo wetland, Uganda

   Author : Joseph Kyambadde; Gunnel Dalhammar; Karin Tonderski-Sundblad; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Environmental technology; Ammonium-oxidizing bacteria; Biological nitrogen removal; Coliform retention; Constructed wetlands; Cyperus papyrus; Miljöteknik; Environmental engineering; Miljöteknik;

   Abstract : The ability of Nakivubo wetland (which has performed tertiary water treatment for Kampala city for the past 40 years) to respond to pollution and to protect the water quality of Inner Murchison Bay of Lake Victoria was investigated. The aim of this study was to assess the capacity of Nakivubo wetland to remove nitrogen from the wastewater after its recent encroachment and modification, in order to optimize biological nitrogen removal processes using constructed wetland technology. READ MORE