The effect of low temperature on BOD in antarctic seawater

Untreated sewage has been released from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, into McMurdo Sound for several years. In this study organic carbon degradation was compared in seawater from McMurdo Sound at -1.8°C and 20°C using the BOD test. The ultimate BOD was 3 times larger at 20°C than at -1.8°C following...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Water Research
Main Authors: Howington, James P., McFeters, Gordon A., Jones, Warren L., Smith, James J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 1994
Subjects:
Antarctic sea water
biochemical oxygen demand
organic carbon
sewage
ultimate BOD
Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctica
McMurdo Sound
Online Access:https://eprints.qut.edu.au/240554/
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Summary:Untreated sewage has been released from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, into McMurdo Sound for several years. In this study organic carbon degradation was compared in seawater from McMurdo Sound at -1.8°C and 20°C using the BOD test. The ultimate BOD was 3 times larger at 20°C than at -1.8°C following 25 days of incubation. On the basis of on these findings, sewage from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, should receive at least secondary treatment before release to lessen the impact of anthropogenic organic carbon on the polar marine environment of McMurdo Sound.

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